Sunday 26th March 2017 We enjoyed a morning cup of tea on the piazza (verandah or porch), had the traditional pancakes for breakfast before setting off on our drive to Savannah to catch our flight. Unfortunately the dramas started to unfold. The Savannah flight was delayed, we then missed our connection in Charlotte to fly … Read more
Saturday 25th March 2017 We had a comfortable night in the master bedroom and shared breakfast with all of the other guests. We walked downtown to The Mills House in Meeting Street and met with our guide for our 2 hour walking tour of the historic heart of Charleston. The city has a fascinating history … Read more
Friday 24th March 2017 We checked out of the Holiday Inn and took ourselves off out of town to one of the many plantations – Magnolia, which has always been in the Drayton family. It was not as wonderful as we had been led to believe. It supposedly had fabulous gardens, but we were very … Read more
Thursday 23rd March, 2017 We made a quick escape from Gatlinburg and drove through the Smokey Mountains to Charleston. This driving holiday has been about getting from A to B therefore we have travelled along the freeways or as they are referred to the Interstate. It’s a major road system with thousands of vehicles and … Read more
Wednesday 22nd March 2017 We checked out of Nashville and drove along the interstate with the intention of crossing the Smokey Mountains to Asheville to take a look at the Biltmore mansion. However plans changed and we were lured by the Smokey Mountains and all of the cabins in the woods. This is serious black … Read more
Tuesday 21st March 2017 Yee ha – we are officially in Country Music Heaven – well that’s if one is a country music fan. Even if you are not (and I for one am not really so inclined) it is hard not to admire the talent, history and fun that country music brings to so … Read more
Sunday 19th March, 2017 Today was all about Graceland, Graceland, I’m going to Graceland….. to quote the Paul Simon song. The home of Elvis Presley. The house itself is not so huge, however he certainly knew how to decorate it with outlandish style as was the norm in the 50’s and 60’s. The Peacock Room … Read more
Saturday 18th March 2017 Well if we thought last night was wild, then today was an exercise in organised chaos. All we needed to do was check out of the hotel, store our bags for half an hour, collect the hire car and return to the hotel to pick up our bags. What should have … Read more
Wednesday 15th, Thursday 16th & Friday 17th March 2017 I attended the Spring Conference hosted by the Self Storage Association of USA at the Marriott in Canal Street. On Wednesday night we did manage to get 2 tickets to go and see Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders provide the support act for Stevie Nicks in … Read more
Monday 13th March 2017 Our body clocks are struggling to get used to the changes and our sleep patterns are all out of whack. We missed breakfast again today, but also worked out that our watches were wrong as well. We did however make the 2pm paddle steamer tour on the Mississippi River. Going downstream … Read more
Tuesday 14th March 2017 We made an effort to get out of bed in enough time to catch breakfast before taking a tour out of town to “the swamp” or as it is known locally – the bayou. If we thought the folk of the deep south were hard to understand, then the Swamp People … Read more
Sunday 12th March 2017 After a catch up on some sleep and late breakfast (well actually we were so late it was in fact lunch time) we headed out to wander the streets of New Orleans. It was cool weather, but no rain. The streets were lively with lots of people, music and art. We … Read more
Saturday 11th March 2017 It has been a day of delays. 2 hours late out of Melbourne to LA. Despite the original 4 hour connection time that turned out not to be enough and we were rescheduled onto not only a different flight, but a different route. Eventually we left LA for a flight to … Read more