Monthly Archives: March 2016
Patriot’s Point
After my day at the beach I had no choice but to agree to be dragged to yet another shipyard. This time it was Patriot’s Point in Mount Pleasant, SC. This naval and maritime museum is located at the mouth of the Cooper River across the harbor from Charleston. You can take a water taxi … Continue reading
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When we travel with a 10 year old our itinerary gets adjusted. Damian is a good travel companion. He can easily amuse himself in the back seat with a book, hand held video game system and a kindle. This trip he was provided with a few surprises. I found a cache of Eric’s vintage Marvel … Continue reading
It’s For The Birds
The Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden was our scheduled destination for the day. The skies were clear blue and the temperatures would be warming as the day progressed. It is not Spring Break yet in South Carolina but the field trippers were out in force. Despite the school groups the zoo was relatively empty, at … Continue reading
Just Go On
A funny thing has happened in South Carolina. It’s hard to describe but I’ll illustrate it for you. We went to the aquarium and bought tickets. No one looked at them. We went to the zoo and bought tickets. No one looked at them and when we asked about getting our hand stamped so that … Continue reading
Spring “Break” . . . as in hip.
This year’s Spring Break trip was planned specifically to enable us to spend some time with my dear in-laws Bill & Rosemarie Volpone, Masters of the Universe. We were going to rendezvous in South Carolina. Not quite as long a drive for us as going to Florida and it would still allow us to head … Continue reading
10 Universal Truths Of A “Long” Flight
I propose that long is an arbitrary term. A 13 hour flight to China is long to me. A 2 hour flight to Florida is long to Don. There are some universal truths that can be applied however you define a long flight. 1. Murphy’s Law will automatically be in effect. A good pregame (or … Continue reading
10 Commandments of Vacation Planning
This weekend I spoke with my sister, Dawn. She wanted to discuss our plans for Christmas 2016. She also wanted to nail down a week this summer when we could get together. As I started scrolling through my calendar I realized that her extremely early requests were not as absurd as I originally thought. Our … Continue reading
