Tonight's picture was taken in June of 2004. Mattie was two years old and that year we spent a week in the Outer Banks of North Carolina with Peter's parents, brother, sister-in-law, and Mattie's three cousins. We took the kids to the NC aquarium and Mattie was taking it all in. Mattie was always up for an adventure, and he enjoyed trying to keep up with his cousins.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 33,457,252
- Number of people who died from the virus: 599,651
Unfortunately a good chunk of our drive today looked like this!
For about 90 minutes of the drive in North Carolina, as we headed to the South Carolina border, we passed these kitschy South of the Border signs. The signs are fun for passengers to spot, and I captured most of them with my camera. The signs also give a mileage countdown to South Carolina border. It helps me pass the time as Peter is driving.
This one says.... something different.
I have never seen the reptile lagoon at South of the Border, but if Mattie were with us, you know this would be our first stop!
It is hard to believe that South of the Border has existed since 1949!
South of the Border has everything to entertain families. Rides, food, ice cream, a ride up the observation tower, shops, miniature golf, an arcade, and the list goes on!
You can imagine the anticipation for families the first time they get to South of the Border.
I honestly don't remember this sign from previous trips! I probably did not spot it before.
This is Peter's favorite!
I gather trucks stop over at South of the Border too.
I can bet kids in the car are saying this, as they await seeing South of the Border.
When we arrived at South of the Border today, there was a family. Each of them bought a different hat, and they were a riot to see walking around.
This is what South of the Border looks like. It is very kitschy, but a great stop! This time we stopped for ice cream within the complex.
Peter has driven about ten hours since Friday! Not to mention driving to Boston last week.
How do you like this wiener dog? In fact, there were families walking their real wiener dogs up to this statue. It was humorous!
When you head into South Carolina, you see these beautiful canopies of live oak trees with Spanish moss hanging off of them. To me this is a very special sight. Quintessential South Carolina.
We are staying on Kiawah Island. We made reservations to stay here in 2020, but because of COVID, we postponed the trip to this year. We honestly did not know if we were going to make it down here with all we are juggling. But we made it happen.
Close up of the Spanish Moss.
We entered the condo today and the management company left us flowers.
The beauty of the living space, which looks directly out at the Atlantic ocean.
Our balcony.
The bedroom is just as beautiful. It has a window seat and glorious views!
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