SOUTH CAROLINA

YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN THE BIBLE BELT WHEN...  Myrtle Beach, SC - Oct. 6 and 7th
South Carolina was our next stop; we camped at Myrtle Beach State Park for 2 nights.  Our campsite was a short 2 block walk from the beautiful sand beach on the Atlantic.

We invested in a beach umbrella.

As we were checking into our campsite were were told "NO alcohol is permitted in the park, so y'all keep it in yo' campah". Yup, we're in the Bible Belt.

This is what happens when there is a No Alcohol Policy...
instead of seeing Pink Elephants, you start seeing Pink Flamingos.

One of the beauties of the RV Life is that our neighbors change every time we move and we never know what we'll see or what interesting characters we'll meet.  Even arriving at a new RV park is an adventure because the description and pictures on the WEB or in Trailer Life Directory don't alway match the reality of the place.  While I don't always take the time to check out RV park reviews, previous guests reviews seem to be the best place to find an honest description of the good, the bad, and the ugly.  We have never been disappointed at a State or National Park.

STOP SLAPPIN' YA'SELF! - Yemasse, SC - Oct. 8 - 12
October 8th we moved on, staying at The Oaks at South Point RV Park in Yemasse, SC.  Spanish moss hung from the oak trees throughout the park, creating a real down-south feel.  The interior roads in this RV park were horrible; driving the motorhome to our campsite was like off-road 4-wheeling through the water filled ruts and pot holes.  The men's showers didn't have hot water.  However, we met some interesting characters during our 4 night stay at this park.

"PEE-U-EE! It smells like a French Whorehouse!"

Three raggedy looking kids came by the RV selling Swamp Swatter; after listening to their sales pitch, and feeling kinda bad for them, I bought some of the gnat repellent. 

The Traveling Swamp Swatter Sales Force.
Instead of throwing out the foul smelling "snake oil", I left it at their campsite.

GONE WITH THE WIND
We took a day trip to Charleston and a carriage tour through the historic district.  This city is the epitome of southern charm. 

I can picture Scarlett and Rhett strolling along the Battery.  Bless their hearts.

On the way back from Charleston, we stopped a
road-side shrimp shack and bought 2 pounds of these beauties.

DEATH AND DESTRUCTION!
While staying in Yemasse and talking to our neighbor, Don, about a problem we were having with our refrigerator, he said "You better check to see if your fridge is on the Norcold recall list".  Sure enough it was.  We called Norcold and were told to unplug the fridge immediately, don't use it, and have it repaired ASAP as it could start on fire and cause death and destruction!  We made an appointment for the next week at Ocean Grove RV in St. Augustine, FL and Norcold got busy sending them the part that needed replacing.  The refrigerator ran fine on LP gas.