Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Dillon, SC and Storm Damage in SC

Woke to a very chilly day in Walterboro, SC (30s).  Stopped at Walmart yet again for supplies.  We are noticing a lot of damage to some substantial trees along 95N...wondering if it's from the snow and ice they had here recently.  Trees just snapped in half, and the wood looks fresh so this damage is recent.

No real plan today except to travel north at our customarily slow pace.  

Here is an example of one of Steve's little projects to organize all of our keys:

May not look like a big deal but he's tickled by it!

While on the topic of Steve, he has begun chattin' up everyone he meets!  I know, quiet Steve!  He's been so relaxed on this trip that even our crises haven't upset him!  Well, he was a little nerved up waiting for the guy to come yesterday with our oil but that was because it felt like every big rig that passed us on the side of 95 was going to blow our rig right over, and at times it was very windy and pouring rain.  It didn't take much to talk him into looking for a Cracker Barrel or a Walmart after that!

The oil guy said you burn more oil when you are towing...but a whole six gallons?  Joe, any ideas?  Steve checked under our rig this morning and thankfully there was no puddle, and he checked the dipstick and it was right up to the top.  He will continue to check that now that we know.  

We made it to Dillon, SC (almost to the border of NC) after sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for an hour.  Saw many crews along the way clearing the storm debris...they'll be a year at this as we saw snapped off trees and branches from one end of SC to the other!  Hopefully it will put some unemployed folks back to work!

Just got the winter coats out...it's 38 degrees here!  

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Don't hurry home! Single digits tonight and nothing above freezing until the weekend. Sigh..

So long as you keeping to the coast, you might want to travel up Rt 1 all the way up Delmarva -- lots of interesting side trtips and I would think lots of RV parks. I twould be fun to spend a night at Huntington Beach.

Love,
Mom