WILMINGTON, NC APRIL 15 - 16, 2013

Riverfront walk in Historic Wilmington

Lunch at George Restaurant on the riverwalk

Cobblestone street

Trolley tour of Historic Wilimingtom

Church on tour --see next picture

5 foot rooster on top of church steeple

One of the many beautiful homes on the tour

Whistler's mother lived here --- her house no longer exists

Courthouse used in the Matlock TV series..Wilmington is the 3 largest city for TV & movie locations after NY & LA

Back of the old cotton exchange- cotton was the major export prior to Civil War

Street entry of the cotton exchange now full of shops & restaurants

Small courtyard in the Cotton Exchange

Interior of the Cotton Exchange

City Market

Inside City Market

USS North Carolina

Gary manning the guns

Teak deck on Aft...they are in the process of restoring the whole deck

Liz on deck..note the size of the 16 in guns

View from the bridge

Japanese islands, ships & planes captured or destroyed by USS NC during WWII

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 8 -14, 2013 PARRIS ISLAND

Parris Island Museum

Marines on parade grounds

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 8 - 14, 2013 HILTON HEAD ISLAND

The Chart House..recommended for lunch by the Visitor's Cetner

Lunch on the porch of the Chart House

Our yummy dessert...peach raspberry cobbler with vanilla ice cream--as good as it looks

View of yachts at the Harbor Town Yacht club...lots of red rocking chairs to relax and enjoy the view

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BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 8 -14, 2013 PORT ROYAL

Driving on the beach on Port Royal

Shrimp boats on Port Royal

Port Royal Farmer's Market

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 8 -14, 2013 HISTORIC BEAUFORT

Bridge from Lady's Island to Beaufort...rotates so tall ships can pass through

Beaufort visitors' center -- originally built in 1798 as an arsenal

House which was used in the movie "The Big Chill" now a private residence

Oak trees on a front lawn

Low hanging oak on a street..good thing we weren't driving the RV

A pretty house in Beaufort...note the blue ceiling on the porch..supposedly this color helped to keep the "haunts" away

St. Helena's Episcopal Church in Beaufort --301 yrs old...note the graveyard in front

Sign about the church

Beaufort National Cemetery..est. 2 yrs after Civil War began

33 acres-- only national cemetery that has Confederate soldiers

Storytelling & Liars Competition at the Beaufort Arts Center

Beaufort, South CAROLINA APRIL 8-14, 2013 ST. HELENA'S ISLAND

On to St. Helena's Island ...note sign for American Idol Candice Glover...she is from St. Helena's

Hmm..interesting name...a book was written about this: "Exorcism at Coffin Point"

Driving down Coffin Point Rd.

Gullah Grub restaurant...authentic Gullah food..strong Gullah culture on these islands

Penn Center...established after Civil War for education of emancipated slaves

Dinner at Johnson Creek Tavern to watch American Idol...the hostess is a friend of Candice Glover

Candice's high school showing pride in their graduate as a top ten American Idol

BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 8 - 14, 2013 HUNTING ISLAND STATE PARK

Heading to our campground

Liz on the beach at Hunting Island State Park

Our campsite...isn't it pretty?

The view from our RV

Beautiful sunset near our campground

The Lighthouse at Hunting Island

We are ready to climb 167 steps

View from the top....