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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 05:58 PM
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Any members in or near charleston SC?

I'm possibly going to be there for a few days next week, hauling a load into the port, and waiting for another one that is coming off of the boat. I will probably be waiting around for a few days, so , what is there to do in the area?

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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:22 PM
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Wow that is a LONG way from Sunnyvale Trailer Park

If your travels take through West Virginia on 77, gimme a shout I will buy you a cold or warm beverage of your choice.
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 11:01 PM
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I'm planning on going down I81 ( want to avoid Washington and Baltimore , or I would take I95), catching 77 south , and then 26 into Charleston.

That is just a tentative plan for now. Could maybe take a detour on the way home. Any truck stops in the area?
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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 11:12 PM
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Nothing in my area any more, the closest would be about 25 minutes away in Wytheville VA. Depending on what day and time frame I could probably meet up with you there
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 08:59 AM
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Ill shoot you a PM before I head out Lary.
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 10:28 AM
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I was there, beautiful place.

04ctd (John) is there. If I can think of anyone else, I'll let you know.

There is a great diesel shop down there, performance diesel, if anything happens while you're there.

If you go to Savannah, Ga, look up Paula Dean's restaurant.
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 06:36 PM
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Make sure you head downtown into the old district. You can walk around all day, do some shopping or hit a real nice restaurant. It is rich with history and beauty. I have several uncles that live in Charleston, we usually head down there once a year and i really look forward to it.
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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Ditto what Tim said. Was stationed there for four and a half years.
You can also tour the U.S.S. Yorktown, take a carriage ride around the Battery, the aquarium is cool. There are also several plantations not far that you can visit. The one we went to was on the Ashley River and had a swamp with alligators in it. You could tour the swamp on a raised boardwalk and see the gators.
Not cheap, but I recommend the top floor of the Harborview Inn (the side facing the harbor).

~Rob
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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They also have a new Navy park at the foot of the new bridge with the actual conning tower (and to scale replica made of earth) display of my bro in laws old sub the USS Lewis and Clark. Real cool place to spend a few hours outside reading all the displays.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 05:35 AM
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Thanks for the info guys, I'm headin' out this morning gotta be there by friday. any nascar races going on down there within a few hundred miles this weekend?
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 06:35 PM
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Having a blast here so far, you guys didnt tell me there are lots of college girls down here :-D

Been to the firemans museum , aquarium, medal of honor museum, checked out downtown a couple times, going to see the USS Yorktown and Fort Sumpter tomorrow.
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Old Mar 26, 2011 | 07:47 PM
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Glad to here things are going great for you there. What college girls?
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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 01:14 AM
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More college girls down here than there are street lights LOL

Not knowing who can read this forum, ill leave it at that haha



























































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Old Mar 27, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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You'll have to stop at South of the border on 77, n.c./s.c. state line. Looks like a pretty interesting place. i drove by it a few weeks ago on my way to my sisters in augusta

Oh, and yeah I, too would avoid 95, its a mess especially if ya catch dc at the wrong time. I drive around it heading back home from va
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