10 am: In our quest to live like the locals, we breakfasted at the kitchen table in the Brick House, our Airbnb for the night. Kimberly is learning how to survive without her customary breakfast of oatmeal prepared with her own patented recipe. It's a nice little home we're staying in, with all the amenities, … Continue reading How to get from Hamlet to Cheraw
Category: South Carolina
Doing the Charleston (Museum)
Today we were back in Charleston, SC to perform at the Charleston Museum, another repeat client. It was a great show with a fun audience. The Charleston Museum is the oldest museum in the nation -- indeed, it is even three years older than the nation. H L Hundley Replica Out front is a replica … Continue reading Doing the Charleston (Museum)
Starting the Year in Myrtle Beach
Sunset at Myrtle Beach We're starting 2020, more or less, in one of our favorite towns: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We began the day with a return performance at a preschool, which has been hosting us every year for the past several years. It was another fun show. These kids are young but bright and … Continue reading Starting the Year in Myrtle Beach
Favorite Rivers around the World
Last Tuesday we were discussing rivers and lakes on Twitter. Every Tuesday we join an international group of globe trotters who like to discuss various topics related to travel. Seine River, Paris Rivers and lakes remind us to pause, take a moment and reflect. As human beings made of 98% water we are naturally drawn … Continue reading Favorite Rivers around the World
On a Replica of the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley at the Charleston Museum
The Hunley was an early SUBmarine,the most SUBstantial anyone had seen.In fact (to be SUBjective), for the timeshe was an achievement most SUBlime.A craft both SUBtle and SUBtile, she was fitto SUBside Yankee vessels, or make them SUBmitthrough SUBterfuge. Craftily she'd creepupon them SUBmerged several fathoms deep.And her SUBversive gray-clad crewdid SUBdue one enemy ship, … Continue reading On a Replica of the Confederate Submarine H.L. Hunley at the Charleston Museum
Fossil Hunt
Fossil hunting is not just for paleontologists. Although it doesn't hurt to bring one along. We had an excellent one accompany us when we made our first fossil-finding foray. His name is Ashby Gale and he is the owner of Charleston Fossil Adventures, which conducts tours in South Carolina to uncover fossils in places where … Continue reading Fossil Hunt
What Really Made King Kong Go On a Rampage
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina The giant ape flew in a rage.It would have been easy to keep him a pet.But nobody bothered to put in his cagehis very own little gold statuette.
Shagging by the Ocean
This week finds us in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where we did many of the usual touristy things people do in Myrtle Beach. We visited the beach itself, we went camping and we toured the Hollywood Wax Museum, including Hannah's Mirror Maze and Breakout, a zombie-themed house of horror – all quite well done. https://youtu.be/q6D-41dcqCE … Continue reading Shagging by the Ocean