Check it off the list...

Most days we don't have a list of things to get done, but there are those days that need one.  


#1  Get vacuum bags
Yes, vacuum bags.  You would think that this would be an easy, run to the store to get replacement bags kind of deal.  You see, we pull our house behind us down the highway to wherever awaits us and this house came equipped with "central vac," and like most vacuums, there is a bag that fills with stuff and is discarded.  Okay, easy enough so far, until you are ready to replace said bag.  "Normal" stores do not carry our replacement bags, the RV stores we have checked do not stock our bags, so what are you gonna do?  Google it!  It just so happens that a distributor for the vac system we have is located in Charleston. Miki called.  He will deliver them to us at our campground.  Check it off the list!


#2  Visit an Angel
Over 1500 years old and about 26 feet in circumference, this is a very big angel in the form of a live oak.  Live oaks are the trees we see with spanish moss hanging from them in great old southern movies. This special live oak, Angel Oak, is thought to be the oldest living thing this side of the Rocky Mountains.  Its long limbs, some resting on the ground, could be good sized trees in their own right.  Angel is off the beaten path, without a lot of hype and is threatened with growth and development like so many natural wonders.  The surrounding forest is shrinking after having protected Angel Oak for centuries.  Aptly named, to sit there in its presence was kind of like sitting with an angel.  Check it off the list!

Angel Oak

Opposite side from picture above

#3  Eat at Reds, on Shem Creek
Eating is always part of the experience wherever you go and Reds was recommended to us by Broboliscious, before he had to head out of town on buisiness...to Kansas City!  As you look at the picture of Reds, imagine it crowded and the rafters a-rockin' on a weekend after some good fishin'...or whatever you did that day, like shopping for vacuum bags.  We caught it for a midweek lunch and gave it two thumbs up.  But the food is not really why I am mentioning it.  It was the entertainment from Reds' deck we had while sitting along side Shem Creek as boats, kayakers, paddle boarders, and dolphins passed by.  As fisherman threw pieces of fish into the water, the pelicans came for the handouts.  It wasn't long before three dolphins arrived to crowd in on the free fare.  One of the three, not clearly seen (bad photographer, bad!) is a baby.  The whole dining experience drew a small crowd on land and on the water.  Check it off the list!

Reds

Flash of two different dolphin's fin and tail (center/right) across from Reds

No one said lists needed to be long and involved, at least to me.  And that is what our list included on this two hundred ninety-sixth day of being out of work (but who is counting?).