P&ME Odyssey

 Hi, I promised Eric and Ryan that I'd create a post of this week's camping, the first camping trip we've made in over 2 years, or maybe since before Covid???? Dreher Island is near Columbia South Carolina so about an hour and a half drive from home.  I definitely like fair weather camping and the weather looked promising, no rain and unusually warm temps predicted.  The trip was Tuesday - Thursday, March 21-23,  the first official days of Spring. Day 1 March 21 - Check in, Set up tent, and enjoy the evening. Gravel tent pad for our site T-6. Lovely view.                                                                  The master at work... Tent was up in 20 minutes.  Then it was time to enjoy the views, and for a 2 mile walk around the grounds. Electrical plug behind th...

  Auckland New Zealand is known as the "City of the Sails".  One thrid of all households own a boat.  There are two harbors.  The city has hosted two America's Cup challenges and won the last one. Go Kiwis.                                                                  Docking this morning the ship was pointed directly downtown.  And this is not a working port, so we were free to come and go all day long.                                                                                 Ready for our last day.   Here is sailin...