
Still in South Carolina and its still raining. A few things to mention about the south, other than it rains a lot, are mosquitoes and palmetto bugs. We have certainly had our fair share of mosquito bites during this visit and it is to be expected with so much water. The palmetto bugs are a whole different story. A fair description would be a large flying cockroach! I did not see any myself, although my Uncle did kill a couple before I got up in the morning. Thank goodness!! I did have an encounter with them years ago when I was visiting in Florida. There was one in my hotel room. I called the front desk, the guy came up to my room, grabbed some tissue and disposed of it in the trash can. However, he did not kill it and it was trying to get out of the trash can!! I dumped the contents of the trash can into the toilet, hoped it was all flushable stuff, flushed the toilet about 10 times to make sure that sucker couldn’t swim back up.
Another “south” thing is sweet tea. If you order iced tea it will be delivered to you sweetened, unless you specify unsweetened. It is seriously SWEET! I typically like my tea a little sweet but this is hard to drink.
I am here visiting with my granddaughter, her husband and my great grandson, who is 2 years old. We had so much fun with him at the kids museum, where he got to play on the fire truck and tractor, his favorites. He was left alone with me at one time and kept asking me “mommy come back?” Yes, mommy come back and he would laugh. Mommy open door? Yes, mommy open door and he would laugh. I love this kid so much!!
We went to the Revolutionary War Visitor Center in Camden and learned about South Carolina’s pivotal role in the American Revolution. In August 1780 at Camden, the British captured a second southern Continental Army. The war in the south seemed lost. Over the course of the next year, South Carolinians came together to fight for independence and turn the tide of the war. So much early American history in this part of the United States.
We went to the Riverbank Zoo in Columbia, SC. There was a couple of exhibits right next to each other that featured two different species of tortoises. There were about 20 in one enclosure. I don’t remember the names however, they were both listed as critically endangered. Well, spring was in the air as all the turtles were mating and working hard to get off that endangered list. Now that is a sight you don’t see everyday!
Traveling through the South I would mention that I wanted to eat at the Waffle House. Eewww! Nobody eats at the Waffle House. Well, we did. The food was mediocre but the southern hospitality was awesome, yes ma’am!
Karen I have loved reading of your travels! How fun! I grew up in Augusta, Georgia and ate at the Waffle House frequently. My sisters first job when she was 16 was at a Waffle House as a waitress. We loved the hashbrowns- scattered, smothered, etc. We also grew up drinking sweet tea, now I am trying to wean myself off of the sugar.