BACK IN THE HOOD – August 25

We were just an hour drive too far from home for a single day’s drive for our liking so we decided to secure a campsite at the closest state park to Charleston for our last night on the road.  Hoping the kids would come join us and enjoy a bbq and a campfire, we got on the road for an early arrival. 

Back in familiar country, we again took back roads on our final stretch traversing all the small towns of South Carolina.  We found a quirky farmers market – so unusual these days – along the way and stopped to grab a fresh vegetable or two.  Full of tomatoes, squash, pumpkins and a large supply of used baby furniture (?!), we got a full taste of being back “home”.

We checked into our campsite early afternoon.  As has been our routine, we found the closest trail and hiked what we could.  Being that the area had had a lot of rain, the path was covered or closed in numerous sections.  We did make it to the blackwater of the Edisto River where the water was again fully beyond its normal bank.

The kids decided not to join us as the forecast was bleak and it was a good decision because right when we returned to the site, the rain started to fall.  And fall – hard.  The wind kicked in for good measure and we realized our journey had in fact come to an end.  We had one last ritual night of drinks and games before retiring to the rain on the roof.