Friday, March 28, 2014

Surprise Trip Back to the Island!

Now, how could I refuse an offer to visit Peggy at Hilton Head Island again with our mutual friend, Rosemary accompanied by my BFF, Pedro!  We leave Lexington, Kentucky, USA, at 7:15 this morning.

There are hardly any signs of spring in Kentucky, still the drab gray of winter along Interstate-75 south.  But soon we are back in Tennessee, with a little bit of color here and there.

Rosemary with Pedro, 3/28/14.

Me, Jan, with my Facebook Friend, Pedro.

Today the weather was partially rainy and totally overcast but we didn't care!  We started to catch up on all our families and jobs and travels.  Pedro was just the silent partner.

Once over the Tennessee State line, we pass the Titan rocket on the right in front of the fireworks store.  Today, I also notice that they have other things, a model elephant and a model giraffe.  A few miles down the road is the tall green dinosaur.  Gotta love the familiar!

Rosemary at the Welcome Center.

Beautiful North Carolina flowers!


Serious mountains in North Carolina.

The mountains are green-tinged with the budding trees.  Today, I notice something I never saw before: the mountains are mostly rock without much dirt - rock everywhere, not just where the highways cut through.  (A person driving through these mountains really needs to watch the road!)

The green on the trees are almost like shadows - spring has started!

In my mind, nothing compares to the wide, flat marshes leading to the islands and ocean!  It is especially beautiful now, in the spring, in full bloom!

Open water between Pinckney Island and Hilton Head Island!

This evening we enjoy a nice dinner & live music at Topside,

The lighthouse at Harbor Town.

Our only task tonight is cheering our favorite University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball team, playing the University of Louisville Cardinals, in the NCAA tournament!








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