April 3, 2017 Headin' North

Friday was the last day of our daughter Monica and family's week long stay with at Cocoa Beach.
They weren't looking forward to leaving and left concerned that their flight might be delayed.  Their fears were confirmed when the got to the airport. We got the call at 3:30 the next morning that they arrived home safely. Thanks Tyler and Eli for keeping Grammie active.

On Saturday, we spent the morning enjoying the sunrise, and packing, and loading the van.  We got a late start but had a short drive up to Kings Bay Georgia.  Tom got in a quick round of golf because it was hot and not many people on the course.  With the recommendation of the staff, we ate at St Mary's Seafood in St Marys Georgia.  There are a lot of places that have wonderful seafood but the ones that stand out are the ones where the parking lot is full. Fried Green Tomatoes didn't disappoint.

Sunday we headed towards Charleston, SC where we stayed at the Joint Base Charleston.  Nearby is the 2nd Boeing Plant located in the US, which is the primary location of the new Dreamlifter 787 aircraft.
Before we got to Charleston, as we passed through the city of Walterboro, we saw a sign that we hadn't seen before, but certainly intriguing. After a few turns, we ended up at the local airfield... Anderson Field.  During WWII the land was leased to the US Army Air Corps.

 In 1942, the Field, better known then as the Walterboro Army Air Field, was used to train pilots for overseas duty.  This location was also where some of the German and Italian Prisoners of War were held.  In 1944, it was here that over 500 black men from the Tuskegee program went through advanced individual air combat training before being deployed overseas.

 The sign that we saw traveling through Walterboro, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN MONUMENT, honoring the Airmen, Instructors, and ground support personnel for their efforts and accomplishments in the war. 

After arriving in Charleston, we  met up with a former Winthrop resident, now living in Mt. Pleasant, SC and caught up on our lives.  We ate at Sullivan's Restaurant on Sullivan's Island, and again a full parking lot.  When leaving, we happened to notice this sign. The library is named after Edgar Allan Poe, who was stationed on Sullivan’s Island as a private in the US Army from 1827 and 1828.  The Edgar Allan Poe Branch Library is housed in the renovated Battery Gadsden, a former Spanish-American War four-gun battery.  
Sullivan’s Island was used by Poe as the background for his story ‘The Gold Bug‘.

Today we are staying at Fort Jackson, better known as Fort "wanna forget" by someone.  We met up with Jim and Sue who will be going down with us to this weeks golf competition.

Caught Grammie resting.

Thanks for keeping an eye out for Grammie.