Friday, Aug 1 - Sunday Aug 3

Cards, Beer and a Blog

We started a culinary walking tour of Savannah late Friday morning.  All was well until the skies opened and rain poured down on us - the hardest rain we experienced during our entire trip.  Lester and I decided we were ditching the tour two-thirds of the way through since our car was conveniently parked a block away, and all that was left was the cupcakes and honey tasting. We made a dash for it and headed to Hartsville, SC and our very dear friends the Ds.

We did receive a clarification regarding Winston Churchill and his pet macaw, or lack thereof.  Thank you alert reader BPMc3, our San Antonio host.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/3414323.stm

As tradition holds for the last 14 years when we are visiting with the Ds we stick to a strict regimen of eating, drinking, card playing and when weather permits, swimming. Tradition holds this time too, mostly.  The rain has kept us out of the pool, sadly.

Tonight's blogging view

Pinochle, for the uninitiated.

There is not much to document.  It has been a wonderful trip. Hartsville, SC as our final stop is perfect.  We will be home on Monday and reality will sadly kick in.  But until then we will continue to relax and enjoy the company and hospitality of good friends.

Coal, the most mild mannered Labradoodle ever.

It has been an eye opening, awe inspiring experience.  And, one which will be repeated at some point in the future. We hope you all can make such a trip at some point.

Look for one final post over the next week or two, as I said previously, a post-mortem of sorts. 

A&L