We left the Outer Banks and took highway 158 to I-64 to I-95 South. We spent the night at a Wal-Mart in Lumberton, NC.
Drove 242 miles
Day 86 Tuesday November 15
We drove further South on I-95 to exit 181 which is highway 38. This turned into highway 501, the road to Myrtle Beach, SC. We took the South bypass, highway 544 to highway 17 business. We drove to Lakewood RV resort and they gave us a spot right next to the beach and the heated indoor swimming pool.
This park has about 2500 sites, of which 1300 are transient sites, the rest leased. After lunch we took a stroll on the beach,
took a drive around the RV park and then a swim in the pool.Drove 107 miles today.
Day 87 Wednesday November 16
We drove around Myrtle Beach to check the place out. We had tickets for Legends in Concert so we decided to find out exactly where it is so we would easily get there at 8 pm. Goofed off the rest of the day. Big storm coming tonight, possible tornados, but definitely heavy rain, thunder and lightening. After dinner we went to the show. The stars were Buddy Holly, Marilyn Monroe, Liberace and Elvis. It was very fun and outside the storm raged. Motor home was ok. No rain when we got out of the show and on the way home. More storms later in the evening.
Day 88 Thursday November 17
Did not go anywhere today. Read books, knitted, went swimming and hot tubbing. It got down into the low 30’s overnight. Burr.
Day 89 Friday November 18
We went shopping for groceries and electric shaver. Came home and went for another beach walk. I played with polishing some sea shells and they looked very nice. Judy played around in the motor home while I took the metal detector around the park. Found a few pennies and lots of aluminum pull tabs and other junk. We had stir fry for dinner.
Day 90 Saturday November 19
We left the campground and headed South on highway 17 . Near Charleston we took bypass I-596 back to highway 17 and continued South for about four miles to Oak Plantation Camp taking spot NN7. Weather very pleasant with temperature around 70 degrees with very little wind.
Drove 106 miles
Day 91 Sunday November 20
We went to St. John the Baptist Cathedral to mass at 11:15.
After we headed to the waterfront and found a nice place to eat our lunch. From our lunch spot we could see the new two mile cable suspension bridge across the Cooper River.
Beautiful day, got to about 75 today and no wind. At 3pm we headed back to the cathedral to hear a organ concert by Isabella Demers who was very good. The concert lasted about 1 and one half hours. It was very obvious that Charleston is loaded with churches and has been called the “City of God” because of it. Also, lot of old houses, many built or rebuilt after the Civil War since Charleston was burned and shelled.Day 92 Monday November 21
We went to the Fort Sumter Visitor Center and took the tour boat to the fort which is at the entrance to the Charleston harbor. This fort was the were the first shots were fired in the Civil War.
When the North tried to retake the fort during war about 44,000 canon shells were shot at the fort which, of course, pretty much demolished it. We got nice views of the city and harbor as well as some porpoises which were playing around the boat. 
Went past the US Yorktown aircraft carrier which is not a museum. 
Back on shore, we took the free trolley into down town to the “market” and looked at all the stuff for sale. There are a large number of locals who make sweet grass basket which are not cheap.
They are very nice and well made. Another nice day of 75 degrees and light breeze.Day 93 Tuesday November 22
We did laundry in the morning and did some grocery shopping while the laundry was going. After lunch we goofed off. I went for a walk to the RV park pond.
I found great egrets,
white ibis,
and the resident alligator by the island in the middle of the pond.
Saw one anhinga which landed in the tree above the alligator and was eating some berries. Last time I saw an anhinga was some years ago when son Daniel and I were in Texas traveling from Berkley to Bethesda. Another nice day of 75 degrees with a light breeze.
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