An enchanted forest walk
An enchanted forest walk
An enchanted forest walk
A enchanted forest walk
Upended tree
Rhodes “listening” for the way to the ocean
An enchanted forest
Do you see a mysterious cat-like creature hiding? I sure do!
Edisto Island: kids marsh adventure
Now that the kids are a little older, they have come to love the freedom of exploring a new campground. On this exploration, they discovered an ooey gooey perfectly muddy marsh!////
Kids-only adventure at Edisto
The kids took their bikes to explore the campground and came across a cool marsh.
Climbing trees
Phys ed, check!
Oliver and the bird
This chatty cardinal loved torturing this imprisoned feline.
Thanksgiving Dinner
We weren’t able to do Thanksgiving on the actual day because we were packing Ginger, so we finally celebrated a week later! With a crockpot, convection oven/microwave and a 3-burner stove, I managed to bake a pie, green beans, southern mac and cheese, southern creamed corn, stuffing, sweet potatoes, gravy, and a couple Cornish game hens! It was delicious!
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!