25

7.1.92 - 7.3.92 Celebrated my 25th birthday surrounded by the 70 golf courses around Myrtle Beach. Enjoyed a little body surfing as well as some real cruising along the sandy beach.

After wolfing down our $2.19 breakfast at Manny's, we headed West on Hwy 20 for Atlanta! We drove through Augusta before the heavens opened up and poured out one heck of a rainstorm. Driving in pitch black, with cars hydroplaning right and left, we were thankful to make it in one piece....so thankful, that we checked in to a Motel 6 for the first time in a while.

Anxious to check out the MLK historical district, we pursued Dr. King's boyhood home and the church he led. There is an eternal flame that marks his tomb.

Capped off the afternoon with a double feature of Eddie Murphy's Boomerang, and then A League of Their Own. Grabbed dinner at the World's largest Drive-In - the Varsity- to map out our gameplan for the Independence Day Game at Fulton County Stadium tomorrow....

A City of Firsts

6.30.92 We awoke to see our campsite for the first time - not too bad! But with no intention of admiring it for too long, we completed our now infamous tent takedown and grabbed a bite at IHOP. Within the historical district of Savannah, we discovered that the first lighthouse in the U.S. is here; as is the first girl scout office; and, they were the first city to design using the square method of planning (city blocks).

Moving North on HWY 17 (the Kings Highway), we landed in Charleston, South Carolina. S.C. was the first state to secede the union, so colonial forces occupied Fort Sumter just off the coast. Rebels attacked with 700 pounds of ammo until the colonials surrendered. This little incident started what we now know as the Civil War.

Tired of history lessons, we continued North to Myrtle Beach and checked into our hotel (the Myrtle Beach State Park) and setup shop in record time! We even received kudos from other campers nearby. After an all you can eat dinner at Gino's, we celebrated my birthday eve at Murphy's Law - a local oyster joint/pool hall. "Eat 'em raw at Murphy's Law"!