Thursday, May 29 - We left Spartanburg, SC around 7:45 this morning. The morning was nippy and dreary, but n0 actual rain so we were happy. We missed the sign for I-77 was NOT clearly marked and by the time we'd driven 40 more miles we thought we may have missed our turn. We stopped at a rest stop and found out that that happens often there. We got back on track, saw some back roads and lost about an hour of time. Not as bad as it could have been. The sun came out a little after noon, turning out to be a beautiful day! Thank you Lord!!!! Ray surprised me with a side trip to Natural Bridge, were I took about 30 pictures. I sure love my new digital camera!!! We walked under the Natural Bridge and down the trail to Lacey Falls. There is a Monican Tribe village, We talked to two of the women from the Monican tribe, we watched them make baskets and jewelry. I got a Tear Bead Necklace made from seed beads and corn beads. As the Trail of Tears began the people cried their tears of sorrow. They cried for the loss of family and home. As they walked along the trail, tears fell to the ground. Where these tears fell, there sprang a small shoot and from it fell the tears of the people's suffering. Legend hold that tese corn bead plants can be found from the Great Smokey Mountains to Green County Oklahoma.
We arrived in Hagerstown, MD around 7:30pm. Long day, but nice break at the Natural Bridge. Tomorrow we head for Shanksville, PA and Quakerstown, PA.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Americade/New England Trip
Day one - May 28, 2008. Ray brought me to work and I put him to work! There was a lot to finish before I could leave work. We were hoping to beat the storms, especially through Altanta traffic. With Ray's, Bob's and Betty's hard work, we got EVERYTHING finished I needed to! HURRAY! Ryan told me to be very careful and go. So, we did in fact make it through Atlanta and safely to Duncan, SC with just a few sprinkles. (Duncan is between Greensville and Spartanburg, SC.)
The woman at the Front Desk recommended Demitrie's for dinner, it was yummy and I am still stuffed. I've even set up a blog! I hope my kids are proud of me! :) Of course it doesn't look all cool like Meghan's but I'll learn how to pretty it up. I'm just darn proud that I got this far. No pictures today, just a new blog for folks to keep up with our daily adventures.
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 29, we will head for Hagar'stown in Maryland. It will be a long day!
The woman at the Front Desk recommended Demitrie's for dinner, it was yummy and I am still stuffed. I've even set up a blog! I hope my kids are proud of me! :) Of course it doesn't look all cool like Meghan's but I'll learn how to pretty it up. I'm just darn proud that I got this far. No pictures today, just a new blog for folks to keep up with our daily adventures.
Tomorrow, Thursday, May 29, we will head for Hagar'stown in Maryland. It will be a long day!
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