We left Florida and returned to Columbia in April for 3 weeks to complete all our routine annual doctor visits and for another set of tests and visits with the Oncologist for Monique. All the exams generally went ok. However we learned that Monique’s lymph nodes have continued to grow larger. So that was a disappointment although the Oncologist continued to recommend no treatment at present.
We left Columbia and traveled to “Upstate SC” to Solitude Pointe, a lovely campground about a 30 minutes drive north of Greenville, SC. It is just off Scenic Highway 11 between Table Rock and Caesar’s Head State Parks. There are only 14 campsites and 6 cabins. We had a very peaceful and pretty site on a green hillside of trees and Mountain Laurel.
The Mountain Laurel was in full bloom when we arrived.
We love this area of SC and are thinking about buying a home somewhere in the Upstate. In fact we spent considerable time looking for homes on the Internet and driving around north Greenville, Traveler’s Rest, Greer, Taylors, and Easley looking at some of the homes and neighborhoods we found online. So far we have not found the “right one”, but the process has helped us get a better idea of the type home we would prefer ( a 1 story brick house without a large yard, perhaps a patio home). We are also looking at homes back in the Lexington area. So we are not yet sure where we will settle down, but we do think we will probably try to find a house and “hang up the RV keys” by next spring.
There are a number of lovely places to visit within 1/2 to an hour’s drive from Solitude Pointe. The next few posts will cover some of those we visited.
