2023 southeast swing – part 13, Wilmington: RV life and the best KOA ever (so far)
While my main reason to visit Wilmington was to see the battleship, we decided to spend more time here to relax some, to get caught up on our posts, and...
2023 southeast swing – part 14, Wilmington: historic downtown by horse-drawn trolley
What’s amazing about Wilmington is that the destruction from the Civil War didn’t touch this town at all, so the buildings and homes we’ll be seeing are all original (but...
2023 southeast swing – part 15, Wilmington: Fort Fisher before the battle that decided the Civil War
Have you ever heard about the Civil War battle at Fort Fisher outside of Wilmington, NC? We hadn’t either. What we did learn when we visited here was that this...
2023 southeast swing – part 16, Wilmington: Fort Fisher’s unknown battle that decided the Civil War
Have you ever noticed that no two battles of any war are the same? We’ve heard military people say that the best plans fall apart with the first shot. The...
2023 southeast swing – part 17, Charleston: Joint Base Charleston and around town
For a number of years, our map has been blank for the state of South Carolina. We’ve taken day trips here, spent a couple of nights at hotels, and traveled...