30 April

Today we visit Salem NC. Salem was founded in 1766 by the Moravians a Protestant faith that began in what is now known as the Czech Republic. The Moravians were missionaries who established an earlier settlement in Bethlehem. The architecture and landscape of Salem are still quite accurate, as many of the Historic Town buildings are original structures.



At Winkler Bakery my friend and I get a cookie big enough to share, but we get one each from this bakery.The dome bake oven at Winkler is typical of bake ovens used in Salem. The Bakery's oven is still heated with wood as it was nearly 200 years ago. Pretty damn good chocolate chip cookie.


Winkler Bakery

After Salem we make a stop at Westbend Vineyard for some winetasting. But the Wine is to sweet for me not really my taste. After that we're up for Mexican dinner and tonight I'm going to have a dessert. At least thats my plan...


Don't think so...

29 April

We start the day hitting the mall, shop til you drop. Later on we eat at Cracker Barell old country store. Half restaurant and half store. Talk about kill two birds with one stone. While we wait for the food we play peg games. Give it a try it's kind of hard. I really badly wants one of the rockers. Check out the webpage were the Cracker Barell get there rockers from Hinkle chairs. I don't think they can ship a plantation double rocker or....a plantation slat bench or...

28 April Brookgreen Gardens

Brookgreen Gardens a visit to the park takes all day. We see a lot of snakes not so nice at all. Everytime when it rustle in the bushes my heart jumps. I really hate snakes...


Brookgreen Gardens, the first public sculpture garden in America, has in its collection more than 1,200 works by 350 sculptors. It´s reallly a joy to stroll along.

My friend takes a photo of the snakes but I stick to the gators instead.


They can run faster than a horse...something I learn on our trip. Wonder how fast a snake can crawl...

I think I stick to the marvelous live oaks instead.

27 April Boone hall plantation

We contiune our journey with a trip to Boone hall plantation


The only slave street left in the States.
Boone Hall is today one of America's oldest working, living plantations.
This plantation was the settings for North and South- my favourite Tv series, The notebook- movie, Days of our lives - tv series...I recognize the settings from North and South with Patrick Swayze and James Reed.


Live oak trees with spanish moss

Spanish moss - airplants - member of the pineapple family. You can only see it here in the South. The plant is not parasitic, it can sometimes damage the host tree by over-shading the leaves, thus reducing photosynthesis, or by weighing down and breaking the branches. Other than that it´s harmless for the tree. I think it gives the tree a romantic ghostly aura.

26 April Charleston

We're parking the car downtown Charleston for a flatrate only 8 dollars for almost a whole day.



I love Charleston. Everywhere we go we see the pineapples. The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality in Charleston and throughout the south. Legend has it, when the sailors returned to Charleston from the West Indies, they would often bring tropical fruit. Pineapples were hung over the door to signal that the man of the house was home and the family could accept visitors. Look around town and you're likely to see the pineapple symbol in some of the unlikeliest places. I can guarantee you that you won't miss it.

I see my first joggling board I have never seen one before, but I now that it's typical for the area around Charleston. A joggling board is a long, pliable board that is supported on each end by wooden stands. The board is springy and a person sitting on it can easily bounce up and down. It was often used by children or couples in love during the 1800s. The male and female would sit at opposite ends of the board and "joggle" up and down. Because the board slopes in the middle, the couple would bounce toward each other and eventually meet in the middle. Isn't that romantic I want a joggling board in my garden...maybe...eventually...hopefully...soon...

We head of to the airport to pick up our friend. While we're waiting we sit in rocking chairs rocking. This is my first time in life that I'm rocking at the airport. I never seen that many rocking chairs as I seen here. I love it... I want a rocking chair as well...Soon...In my new home...

After picking up our friend. We get lost and I mean really lost. Not that fun, but eventually we stop at Sham Creek. A small town close by Mt Pleasant. We're having a really nice Saturday evening, having a wonderful dinner. I never forget the wiev. Big yatches outside the resturantbridge. One boy behind the steering and several girls surrounding him. Got to be Daddy's boat...




















One part of the restaurant...This is life...

25 April shopping

Shopping and eating at Friendly's. Our favorite ice-cream parlor in NJ. I haven't been to Friendly's in 11 years. I'm trying real hard to squeeze down an ice-cream but I can't.


Efter allt detta existerar inte efterrätts magen längre...

I´m doing some shopping at Victorias Secret and bath and body works. I love bodysplash, lotions and bodycreams...

Hilton Head 24 April

Startar dagen med ett besök på ön Hilton Head. Givetvis en helt underbar fyr i bakgrunden.


Hilton Head Island with the beautiful lighthouse and boats i the background.Completed in 1970, this was the first privately financed lighthouse to be built since the early 1800s. Visitors who climb the lighthouse steps will find an excellent spot from which to view Hilton Head Island.

We continue our journey towards Beaufort and go for a stroll along the road of beautiful Southern homes.


Beaufort a movieset for productions like Forrest Gump, GI Jane, Rules of engagement and many more. We stop by the chocolate tree for some free samples.
MOMMA ALWAYS SAID:
"Life is like a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get"
Next stop a cozy coffee place real cold coffee frappuccinos. We sit outside on the porch watching the beautiful settings. This is life sipping ice-cold mochafrappes twisting your toes... We're trying hard to stay the night in the Beaufort area. But because of the graduation for the marines (the marines trains on Parris Island in Beaufort). We won´t find a place to stay in town or close by. Everywhere you go you can read "We support our troops". So typical for the South I never seen those signs before..."In the marine corps, We accomplish great things for our nation and it´s people, and we do so together". I'm having a hard time to understand what so great about the marines...Finally after some driving we find a motel to stay the night.