Settling in for a bit

We're in South Carolina now, at the Short Stay Recreation area for military at Moncks corner SC.  If you don't know, SC is my home state and where Mike and I met, married, and started our family. We're looking forward to seeing several family and friends over the next couple of months, including our daughter and her family, my brother and his family, many cousins and other relatives as well as old friends. Just chilling for a while with more plans to travel Christmas week and return here for several weeks. 

Lake Moultrie, where our campground is located,  is part of the Santee Cooper project created in the 1930s for hydro-electric power. The lakes were made from the Santee river. It's counterpart, Lake Marion is slightly northwest of Moultrie and the water from both continues on into the Cooper river which meets the Atlantic Ocean in Charleston SC. The fishing is world famous here. I'm not a fisherman but Mike's been enjoying it. 

Our last 3 days have been a deluge of rain. It's drying out a little today and hopefully we'll get sunshine soon! 

The campground has put some Christmas decorations around the place and it's nice to have them. I don't miss the decorations at home, especially with not having to climb ladders and figure out extension cords! 

Ww Ranch Harvest Host

 Our stay near Jacksonville Fla was based on driving time between Eglin AFB FL and Short Stay Navy rec area, SC.  What we found was WW Ranch, a Motorcross training facility on a working ranch owned by a really fine gentleman named Junior. He was an awesome host who graciously served us as we took up space on his property. We were set up next to his Motorcross training facility where you g folks come to learn how to ride with the finest! 

The ranch is huge and has all sorts of livestock and natural beauty. Junior allowed us to take the RZR around the trails and view the place. So lovely! 

We did have to make a trip into Jacksonville on Sunday because bour propane on the RV was low  We headed to a U-Haul to learn there wasn't anyone there qualified to pump the propane. We proceeded to contact and inquire 4 more propane dealers to learn that non could serve us that day, either they were closed for inventory, out of propane, or didn't sell propane. Needless to say driving a 31' motorhome around Jacksonville Fla and not locating a propane seller was frustrating at least! We ended up purchasing an "exchange" tank at a gas station so we could have heat, stove and hot water that night!  It was all worth it though because the ranch and Junior made it all worthwhile!