Edisto Island State Park, SC

Edisto Island State Park, SC

After three days of driving, finished by an awkward sharp turn in which we had to disconnect the Jeep to work our way out, we landed at our home for the week – Edisto Island State Park.  Today we proved that working and schooling from the road can work – successfully even! All the technology worked, meetings were met, schoolwork was completed, and our recess took us on an adventure through a lush palm-frond and oak forest, that I’m convinced was protected by faeries and other such wood folk! When the boys began playing and stomping on a rotted log, I thought, science! Learning about decay through real-world experimentation! No classroom laboratory needed here! Then Siena asked why the forest floor was sand and seashells and not dirt, which became a lesson on tectonic plates, ecological shifts, and evolution – even going into Egyptian cities long buried in dessert sand. Further interests were peaked with mentions of Atlantis and Lumeria. After school, Siena helped me clean the RV and re-organize some spots. She is an enormous help and acts like an extension of myself. We brought out our holiday tree and decorations, while the boys set up the outside with rugs and chairs. It was a cool, breezy day – perfect camping weather. Tomorrow we’ll grab our bikes and head to the beach!            

 

En route

En route

Two days and 20,000 steps, we were packed at last with a ten-hour drive ahead – which wouldn’t be so bad, expect we left at 2pm, only to discover a learning curve towing issue less than a mile from home!

We considered stopping along the way for the night only to find nothing was open for the season and a truck stop didn’t seem safe for our young family.

So we drove and drove and drove some more. I put the children to bed in their designated spots. We drove through the inky skies illuminated by a few bright stars leading the way. The smooth black road sprawled ahead with its ghostly white lines marking the passage of time.

At 2am, we arrived, exhausted and anxious for bed. Porter awoke in time for the auto-leveler and slide-out extensions, which he had not seen before but was wildly awed by.

The next morning we woke leisurely. The children snuggled into our bed. We lingered and giggled – even Ollie joined in the fun before we hit the road again.