Settling In - Townville March 2015

Little by little we are settling in.  We are officially South Carolinians with SC drivers' licenses and tags.  Here you pay a tax on personal property such as autos and boats, but the tags themselves are only $24 and good for two years.  Oddly, the tag x date is issued for only 1 year, so you need to renew it when you pay your property tax, although you pay the tag fee only every other year.

We haven't done any sight seeing as yet.  We were going to take a trip to one of the waterfalls this past Thursday, but it rained.  Rains a lot here, but it sure does make everything bloom.  Temperatures fluctuate a lot, too.  Today it is barely 50 and will be 30 tonight.  It will be 75 by Monday.

Our new shed was delivered yesterday.  Bob has already made a work bench in it.  He is looking forward to having a workshop again.  This next week, we'll be busy unpacking things from the RV undercarriage and storing some items in the shed.

 

A carved gnome outside the camp's WiFi lounge

 



 

camp office & general store

 

 

The camp pool which goes to a depth of 9 feet.  There is a miniature golf course across from the pool, a combination tennis and basketball court, and and hiking trails behind the pool.

 

A local eatery next to Whitehall Produce (which was closed).  The Barnwood doesn't look like much from outside, but it was clean inside and had great food.  

 

We had to laugh when we saw this license plate above our table!  Small world.

 





A view of Lake Hartwell from Rte 24.  We cross over the lake twice on our way into Anderson.  What a difference from US 41 and Bonita Beach Road!!!

                    Some more scenery on Rte 24 heading toward the turnoff for the camp

Heading into Townville, 2 miles north of the camp along SC 24. 

 

Once you pass the post office, you're basically out of Townville. 

Locals fondly call this The Townville Mall.

Dogwood trees which appeared to bloom overnight along the road to the camp

 Proudly she waves from our deck

               A flower box Bob made.  I haven't had daffodils in a garden since I lived in NJ.

 

 

The shed! The shed!

 

There was only one young man who delivered and set up the shed with the help of an amazing hydraulic trailer/lift which he was able to maneuver with a remote control.

 

 

Cinder blocks and shims were added to level the building.  It was all done in less than 40 minutes.