ADVENTURES, CHALLENGES, AND INSIGHTS OF A COUPLE IN EARLY RETIREMENT
After Charleston, our next stop was supposed to be Gatlinburg, which we had heard about before. On the way, we saw a submarine and a bit of the Great Smoky Mountains. But Gatlinburg was a surprise, and we wound up staying in Pigeon Forge. Not a problem since our main goal was to go to Dollywood.
On our way to our next stop in Charleston, we decided to stop at Beaufort for an afternoon because I read it was a beautiful southern town. In Charleston, we stayed at a really nice Hilton timeshare, we saw all of the sites, and ate a few wonderful meals. What could be better?
After spending a couple of summer months in Mexico while Diana rehabbed her broken hip, we were ready to venture forth once more. We set out for the Carolinas to enjoy some early fall weather and activities. First stop – Greenville, South Carolina.
We usually avoid Playa in the summer because it can be oppressively hot and humid. But this summer, we found ourselves here for most of the summer. We hope we won’t be here in the summer going forward, so we thought we should do things that are only available in the summer.
Diana’s need to rehab her broken hip meant we were (stuck) in Playa del Carmen for most of the summer. The only other time we were in this area during the summer was many years ago. To keep busy, I chose to seek out local events to get to know our town better.
