Charleston, SC: Lunch With Jack & Cathy

Met Jack and Cathy in Charleston, SC at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Company. We had a great lunch with them and afterwards spent well over an hour just sitting at the table telling stories. I've always felt that any women who can live with Jack must be a very special person and was I right. Cathy is a lot of fun and can match Jack's stories one-for-one. Those of you that know Jack know just how funny he can be; Cathy is a great story teller in her own right.

It rained all night last night and was still raining at lunchtime today. MLA asked Jack if it had been raining in Myrtle Beach and Jack replied, without missing a beat, that the animals had been lining up two-by-two. We could have spent days together, telling stories on each other. I haven't laughed so much in a long time.


After lunch, Cathy and MLA spent a lot of time shopping while Jack and I trailed behind them looking like secret service agents protecting the first family. OK, OK, maybe we just tried to keep up with them or at least keep them in sight. Only lost them once and had to be reunited via cell phone. How did women keep track of their husbands before cell phones?


All of us had a great time trying on hats. Wish I could have gotten a picture of Jack in a top hat; he looked extremely dapper. In the end, only MLA bought a hat.

I didn't get a picture of MLA in her new hat but I did get a picture of her & Cathy trying on t-shirts using my new x-ray lens. Ohhh-la-la!

The reason MLA & I are in Charleston this week is to attend our first RV Rally. In this case it is a rally for Tiffin RV owners that use the "Tiffin RV Network". This is by far the best forum I have found on the Internet, RV or otherwise.

The TRVN has a lot of resources however the one I use the most is the forum where you can post questions about your RV, where you are headed, best campgrounds, technical issues, RV lifestyle.... just about any RV related topic you can think of.

Tonight was our 'meet & greet' and there were ~30 Tiffin RV owners in attendance. About a third of us were attending our first Tiffin rally. Great to spend time with a lot of other people who are enjoying RV's as much as MLA and I.

Tomorrow we have a 90 minute tour of Charleston. On Saturday & Sunday morning the men cook breakfast for the women. Saturday night is a potluck dinner. And a lot of discussion revolving around RV's and enjoying the RV lifestyle.

One couple we met is leaving Monday after the rally to begin a 3-4 month tour of the US. Several people at the rally are full-timers. Full-timers are usually defined as people who have sold their 'stick house' and live in their RV full time. Some people travel continuously; some winter in one place and summer in another. Some travel only occasionally. There's really no wrong way to RV as long as you are safe.....

Signing off in Charleston, SC.... See Ya!