The Ashley River Boat Landing

We found a very nice area about 1 mile from our house that is a boat landing on the Ashley River. There are also picnic tables and a trail. It is a beautiful area! Today, we went there and planted a letterbox. It is a box that Rex gave us just before we left called "Flying the Coop".



We also saw these strange crabs that only had one large pincher under the boardwalk. They looked very strange. This was such a nice area! I know we'll go back here.

CLUES FOR PAUL FRANK IS YOUR FRIEND- HIS SKULL

You will ONLY find these clues on this blog! Thanks hawkeye and JDog for planting this box!

CLUES
Lanier Park - Buford, GA.
Pay Area
Hike Length - 1/2 mile
Locate the bathrooms that are closest to the boat ramp. Find the wide trail behind the bathrooms and follow it into the woods. At the fork continue left. Shortly you will pass a pile of stumps on your left. After that the trail makes a right turn followed shortly by a left turn. As you make the left notice that the trail begins heading slightly downhill. Continue on the trail until you come to a 15 foot tall stump on the right about 20 steps off of the trail.

How We Spent Our Weekend

After BUYING OUR WASHER AND DRYER!!! Saturday morning, we ate lunch at McAllisters. I'd never been there before, but I loved it and definatley want to go back. We both got Texas Sized Spuds (large baked potato) and it was wonderful! They also have very good, very large cookies. After lunch, we headed down to Charleston. We parked at the visitors center and spent several hours walking around downtown. We went to the farmers market at Marion Square, went in some local shops, and enjoyed ice cream at Marble Slab. After walking for a few hours, we decided to drive around for a bit.




We found several cool old cemeteries. One offered beautiful views of the Cooper River Bridge. We drove through an area called Hampton Park and stopped at a nice waterfront park called Brittlebank Park. There is a dock, lots of open green space, and it is right on the Ashley River. This is where we wound up parking to go to the Riverdogs game. It is right beside the stadium. As we walked to the stadium, I found my 2nd bookcrossing book! It's a Red Hat Society book. It's not really what I like to read, but still cool to find it. I will probably just leave it somewhere for someone who will like it more.



There was a t-shirt giveaway at the game, so we both got free t-shirts. This also meant the game was very crowded. The Riverdogs took on the Savannah Sand Gnats in what had to be one of the most boring games I've been to. The field umpire was really not on top of his game and the guy behind us liked to let him know that.



Sunday we went to Wannamaker Park, which is actually less than 8 miles from our house. Swimming in the water, we sae these beautiful geese and goslings. There were 7 goslings in all, I believe. After seeing them, we found the Wannamaker Park letterbox.



As we were walking back to the path, we saw that the geese and goslings had came on shore. We were very quiet and they allowed us to get quite close to them. As we were leaving, some noisy people came by on bicycles and they quickly fled to the water. We continued on to find one more box in the park. After that, we were very hungry and had a a bite to eat before continuing on to find You out your hand where!? letterbox. We headed home after this. Overall, it was a wonderful weekend getting to know our area better!

Caught My 1st Bookcrossing Book

I've released over 20 books back in GA, but I never found any... it wasn't that big down there (which I keep saying even though it's actually closer to the equater in Summerville...). Anyhow, we were getting ready to go to Sam's Club and I checked my email. There was a release alert for Summerville! A book had been left at Atlanta Bread Company on Main Street. We decided that would be our first stop. And there, on a table by the fireplace, was The Hounds of Baskerville by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It's a Sherlock Holmes mystery. I'm very excited and cannot wait to find more books!

Our Day at Edisto

So, we finally got to Edisto around lunch, after spending the morning running errands (post office, bank, looking at a washer and dryer, etc.) We're hungry and one of the few places to eat on the island is Subway. So, we grab a few subs and head over to Edisto Island State Park. Just inside the beach entrance are picnic tables, shaded by some beautiful trees. We choose our table and start to eat. There are a lot of birds around. All of the sudden Darren starts wiping his head. He asked me if I saw bird poop on his head. I didn't. He felt like something wet had fallen on his head. So, a few minutes later, he exclaimed "It DID poop one me!" Sure enough, right on his shoulder is this HUGE glob of bird poop! I couldn't stop laughing. Honestly, it was one of the funniest things I've ever seen. Darren immediatley decides we are getting another table- one that is NOT underthe trees. We move our sandwiches and drinks. In the less than a minute it takes Darren to go back for the chips and cookies, the birds are already on the table trying to take them!



So, after the eventful lunch, we decide to head for the beach. First, we stopped at the gift shop and bought a great new patch for our backpack. It's navy, has the palmetto logo, and "Edisto Beach State Park". It was the best beach day weather-wise that we've had. It was warmer and not quite as windy as it has been. We walked a long way on the beach and found many shells. I found a large, unbroken conch shell. It's the largest shell I've found yet. By the time we left, we both had nice farmers tans! Next, we looked for and found Dual Circimferences by The Trail Blazers. It was hidden in a very cool tree right in the state park. Next, it was on to A Dunce of a Box by Mavenrae. The box was hidden near a beach access point on the other side of the island. After finding that, we drove through the back road on the island and just enjoyed the scenery.



Just before leaving the island, we stopped at another, smaller park to get A Salty Sea Biscuit by the Trail Blazers. We also played on the playground for a few minutes.



There was a cool bubble things that we really liked on the playground. We played around taking pictures in it for a while.



As we left the island, we stopped to get Fit for a King by Mavenrae. We saw these birds on the road to get the box... any idea what they are? They were very large! Anyhow, we were exhausted when we got home, but it was a great day! I cannot WAIT to go back!

I am so glad the move is over! We're still unpacking the boxes, but we are making progress. I unpacked the last kitchen box this morning. That felt really good! Now, I'm sitting in the office and that's another story... and one that I am not looking forward to finishing. I found a job posting I am interested in last night. The Charleston County Public Library is looking for a children's librarian who is willing to return to school to pursue a Masters of Library Science. Sounds like a perfect job for me.

By the way, the picture is of Jesse, my little sister, in the UHaul the day we picked it up. I HATE UHauls now!

WOW! It's been a long time!

We have decided to starts using this again since we moved... we need to keep up with everyone! More later...