Apr. 4

We reached Myrtle Beach, South Carolina yesterday, and stayed over here last night.  The temperature was in the 70’s, and after church we found the beach, and a place to park the RV nearby.  This morning, it is warm and beautiful again.  There is a state park on the outskirts of town called, appropriately enough, “Myrtle Beach State Park.”  Within it, there is access to the ocean beach.  The plan is to spend the day there, hopefully at the beach, and then stay overnight in the campground where we can perform the necessary ablutions.  Tomorrow is supposed to be rainy, so we’ll probably get back on the road and head south again.

We are making (as usual) slow progress, but the goal was not really to find Florida (in truth, it isn’t lost) but rather to find hot weather, and we seem to have made a start.

Mini movie review: rented “The Switch” last night, starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston.  We both liked it a lot.  From “Redbox”, for a buck!

Apr. 5

I heard back from the person I described in an earlier post as “my old friend.”  He asked that I clarify and refer to him hereafter as “my long-time friend.” I shall gladly do so; but for the record, we graduated college together, so you do the math.

Have I mentioned how much I love “Waffle House”?  I’ve always been fond of pancakes, but I found this chain here in the South which makes just the best waffles ever.  We’ve only been on the road 6 days, and I’ve been there for breakfast 3 times already.  You can expect to see “more” of me upon my return.

Back at home I was reading and enjoying a book called, I think, “Living Faith” by former president Jimmy Carter.  A couple of days ago at a flea market I found another of his books, on CD, for $1.99.  It is called “A Remarkable Mother” and consists of his reminiscences of “Miss Lillian.”  Some of you may remember that she gained some notoriety during the time Jimmy was President.  I remember her as quite a character – the kind of older person who has decided that she is going to do and say exactly what she wants to, and let the chips fall where they may.  She did led a “remarkable” life, and not just as an eccentric.  She spent a lot of her time and money in service to the less fortunate.  In fact you may recall that she joined the Peace Corps, and went to work in India for two years when she was 70!  We have been listening to the CD’s as we travel, and it really makes the miles roll by more quickly.