Another Fun Week IN Fair Play S.C.

Thur. we spent the day replacing the rear shades. We took the old ones to Anderson to ship them back. We then went to Wal Mart to get some stuff for our chiggers. I have 3 spots and Linda has 11 and counting.

We then went into town to listen to this weeks block party band.  It seems that towns have different thing for you to search for.  This one along with the fish they have Wrens to look for there were 24 places some have one bird some seven the picture below has five that you can find.

Fri. the glass person came to fix our windshield. We were happy to get it done and pray that it will not have to be replaced.  We then got our mail for the month.  We had a pot luck dinner at the park again then rushed home to watch the opening ceremonies of the Olympics.

Sat. we got up early to go to the farmers market and out to breakfast.(our $2.88 full entree including coffee)  We then drove to Greenville walked down Main St. they to had a farmers market after closing off Main Street.

There was a statueof Nathanael Greene who led American troops in the South during the Revolutionary War and played a pivotal role in turning the tidein favor of the Patriots.

 Falls Park (this is a falls that goes down the middle of town where the first settlers put the first trading post). They have made it into a nice park where they have a stage for drama and plays. the Liberty Bridge a walking bridge that goes over the falls.($4.5 million Liberty Bridge does more than span the Reedy River-it serves as the focal pt of Falls Park.  The355 ft. long bridge has a horizontal curve radius of 214ft. and two 90ft tall masts weighing 26tons each.

We continue our walk to Fluor field and Shoeless Joe Jackson house across from the field. The house was his last home where he died in the bedroom. This is a museum so you can imagine the newspaper articles and other stuff that was there. There was a room with alot of baseball books in it.

They have a free trolley that runs up and down Main St. We rode it to the other side of town where we went to the Upcountry History Museum. They were having a 100 year celebration for the Hospital and had many displays set up and many things for kids to do ( where were the grandbabies?). There was alot of Greenville history to see. 

We left there and went to Greenville County Museum of Art. There were many artist that were featured and many unusual works. My favorite was one of the artist did his work on leather. We also went to the American Legion Post #3 war Museum.

We stopped by the Confederate Memorial.

We had lunch at Groucho's Deli then coffee and cupcake at The Chocolate Moose.

 Then a stroll through the old Mast General Store where they had barrel after barrel of candy.

Mon. After getting up and both of us felling better we traveled to Tallulah Gorge State Park. We visited the campgrounds which are wonderful got a two dollar discount into the park. We saw a movie on the history of the gorge. We talked to a ranger who helped us get a permit to go down into the gorge. After 620 steps we made it to a foot bridge then 1,062 steps to the Huricane falls. We passed Hurricane falls, Devil's Pulpit, Oceana falls, and Calendonia Cascade we have gone 1,000 feet into the gorge.(It was very treachous way to get there. At times you had to Clench onto straight down smooth rocks. Linda wanted to give up several times.) After getting there we slid down the falls several times. The weather started to get bad so we left. The first part of the trip back was easier than coming. We came to a place that we couldn't get past. Linda slid into the water and the current got a hold of her and she could not hold on to the very slippery edge. She was scared to death I threw my backpack to the edge only to have the camera fall into a puddle of water six inches deep. We were lucky that the backpack Linda had we put the phone and my wallet into ziplock bags. I took off my belt to give to Linda then I fell down the slippery rocks into the water we were able to get down river a little to get out of the water. Two more couples came and the six of us were able to get everyone to the other side with all three men slidding into the water and Linda again fell in but one of the guys helped her up stream to the other side. Then we all went back to the 1,682 steps to the interpretive center. We were both happy to get back to the truck safe and only with sore and bruised muscles. We put the camera in rice for 7 days to see of we can get it dryed out. As you can see by the pictures we did save the sd card. I'm very happy that Linda stepped out of her box and went on this very dangerous venture.

Wed.  We went to the scales to see what the truck and 5th wheel weigh we have 6 different weights and do not not know what any of them mean!!!.  We will be taking them to Marshall TX. to find out.We drove to Adairsville Ga. We then went to Rome Ga. to tour.  We went to Berry College where 80% of the workers are college students because that is what pays off there educ. 96 % of undergrads have financial aid. The college was named after Martha Berry who donated over 26,000 acres of land for the college.. There is around 2000 students.

two girls dorms, Adm., music dept. and alumni are in this court yard

this is where folk come for a retreat

 Martha went 7 miles from her home to teach. back int 1830,s

they could not afford bibles so she printed verses on the walls

built in 1930. one of the largest operational wooden overshot waterwheels anywhere at 42 feet in diameter

 this was called swan lake and as you can see, it had one on it

 this is some of the barns on the campus.  this one has many horses

there were many deer we saw about 30 of them.

We left there to go Martha Berry Settlement but it was closing.  Then we drove into the town.

it was neat to see some of the fawn playing with the does

Rome Ga.Very neat architecture and building structures.

some of the fountains






fountain and park

We had dinner at Partridge Restaurant family style. They started us with our drink, corn bread in cast iron skillet, and cole slaw.  For dinner we had fried chicken, pintobeans, mac/cheese, green beans,broccoli casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy. We got served our drinks in mason jars and had pear cobbler and banana pudding. This was all for $10.00.  You didnt get a menu you just had a choice of  4 different meats to choose from.  Totally awesome food and atmosphere.  You just rolled out of there.

FAIR PLAY SOUTH CAROLINA

Thur. We started off good then when we went to get propane I noticed the goose neck was 3 inches above the fifth wheel.  It took us awhile to figure out what to do but we got it fixed and had a great trip to Fair Play which is just 4 miles inside S.C.  After we got here we found out the Anderson was having a free block party.  We went back to the office to get our card holder and while talking to the gard a 65 foot maple tree fell o the road where we just walked. We left for Anderson  a 25 mile trip we found the tourist info place.  The town has painted fish(much like the bulls in Elkhart In.) all over we took pictures of alot of them.  Then we ate at a local restaurant the pizza was great and then listen to the jass music at the block party. Alot of the folks were dancing and some of the kids were break dancing. After we got home we walked down to the lake.  It is about 15 feet low and the clime back up to the sight was like climbing a mountain.

Fri. I got a cold and rested all day and Linda cooked.  We went to a pot luck that the campgrounds had.  There were about 20 people that came.  Afterward they had pop corn and a movie.  Sat. we went to a farmers market (the fresh produce is delicious for we had some for dinner), then went out for breakfast the place looked like someones home but the food was well priced and taste great.

Then we went for a ride around the lake, had lunch at a overlook, and visited the Hartwell dam.

Sun.  We went to church at Seneca C.of C. it is about  a 35 min. drive.  The ride up nd daown the road was beautful then back to the rig. After lunch we looked at maps and broshers to find the best route for the water falls. We got invited to some home made S.C. peach ice cream after dinner boy was it gooooooooood.

Mon. This is a day we have been wating for for a long time. We went on a tour of some of the water falls in S.C. The first one Yellow Branch Falls was to be 1.3 miles off the road. We spent 2 hr and 15 min. in the Sumter Natl. Forest getting there and back. The 60 foot cascades were wonderful. Linda was fasinated with all the types of mushrooms.

The second Falls we saw from above was Issaqueena Falls. It was named that for an indian maiden who hid on a ledge to avoid capture as she fled to warn her english lover of a indian attack. Next to the falls was the Stumphouse Tunnel. A tunnel started 1853 to go thru the mt. and connect Anderson S.C. to Knoxville Tn. with a direct line. Lack of funds and the civil war stopped the 1,500 Irish miners short, they went 1600 feet of the 5863.

The last falls King Creek Falls took 1 hr and 30 min. a 70 foot cascade we went up and down hills, blocked paths, rooted paths, bridges and thru creeks to get to the most beautiful falls I have ever seen. After we got there one of us did not want to go into the water (to cold) and the next day one of us was very sore in the legs and had a hard time walking. I will have to admit it was me!!!!  And I'm updating this now, it is Wed. and we both were introduced to chiggers in the worst places!!!!!!!

Wed. We started going to Greenville but changed our minds and went to Pendleton where there were many homes built in the late 1800s. An old store, old churches and grave yards around them. Best of all was a the Village Baker where we had to stop. We had some awesome pastries and coffee. Want to go back if time allows!!!  We went to S. C. Botanical Gardens. We stoped by the Fran Hanson visitor Center and Campbell Geology Museum. We enjoyed a time looking at many types of rocks and gems. You went in this dark room where they had glowing rocks. Hard to explain but it was very cool.We walke  The Botanical Gardens is on the grounds of Clemson University which had a section of where the cadets went to training there. They had a caboose which represented the class of 1938 and the class of 1942 they had a heritage garden; the cruible then to a butterfly area.By now it is 98 degrees and were very hot.  Much more to see outside but will have to be another time.

We went to Clemson University found they make there own feda cheese. The University is large and most of the folks walk.    On our way home we stopped bySplit Creek Farm, a goat farm. They had many goats and chickens. There cheese was voted one of  the best in the world.They have received many awards and ribbons for there goat products.  We tasted some and just had to bring some home. For dinner Linda made a grilled cheese sandwich only it was grilled goat feda cheese!!!!!The farmer told us to go home and try it and it was delicious!!!!!!  We also bought some goat fudge and a raspberry pecan goat cheeseball which we will enjoy later.