We are camped - though in the trailer it is more "glamp" than "camp - in Sesquicentennial State Park.  Nice and quiet, surrounded by lots of tall trees.  Cheri was on a mission today to see quilt shops and architectural salvage shops.  She will have to fill you in on her day later. 

She dropped me off in a parking lot on the side of the road and drove away.  I had my camera, and the parking lot was the Revolutionary War History Center of Camden, South Carolina.  107 acres of history; I was set for the day.

Bonus points if you can tell me before looking at the picture below what these four men had in common.  Arthur Middleton, Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heywood, Jr. and Thomas Lynch, Jr.

I wish I had been able to get a picture of this ornate framed poster that didn't reflect the lighting, but it is still beautiful and representative of the many instruments at the Sigal Music Museum in Greenville, South Carolina.

I was standing in front of a musical instrument that was actually played by Mozart; it brought on a feeling of history that is hard to explain.  If you are in Greenville, South Carolina, you can see this harpsichord, and a tremendous collection of other musical instruments.

Greenville, South Carolina has several small but truly impressive museums. Down the line I want to see the Shoeless Joe Jackson Museum and Baseball Library, the Center for Creative Arts, and I'm sure Mark will be interested in the two or three military history museums.

Yesterday we made it back to the Upcountry History Museum and the Sigal Music Museum.  The are right beside the Children's Museum and the architecturally-striking main library.

Since we had been to the Upcountry History Museum before, we focused on the photos that student photographer Stephen Somerstein took of the Selma-to-Montgomery march that took place in 1965.

We started off with the intention of seeing the Art in Bloom exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art.  We did not have tickets in hand, which turned out to be a problem as the exhibit sells out well in advance.  We have it on the schedule for next year . . .

We really wanted to see this one and to be able to compare it to the DeYoung Museum show in San Francisco in June.  Cheri is planning on attending that exhibit again this year. 

Since we were at an art exhibit:

If you are interested at all in trains, or history, or just big machines and you are in the Atlanta area you should plan on spending some time here.  The staff working at the museum are very friendly and happy to talk with you about any of the interesting aspects of trains on display.  So if you want to know more about the

If you are in Atlanta You should consider taking at least part of the day to go to the Delta Air Museum.  They have exhibits the whole family can enjoy.

The Maritime Museum in Newport News, Virginia is simply fascinating.

The Museum has everything from miniature carved ships, such as the Crabtree collection.  Also what could be considered miniature ships that are more than 10 feet in length.

We camped about 100 yards from the Chesapeake Bay, at the Fort Monroe National Park, listening to the wind and rain on the roof of our trailer. 
 
While Cheri attended the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton Roads I also saw a quilt, albeit in a slightly different setting.