Unnamed Adventures

Episode description: We share about our wonderful few days in Charleston, SC and how we purchased our first travel trailer while on our drive to Lower Alabama!

Episode notes:

82 Queen Restaurant - https://www.82queen.com

Charleston City Market -  https://www.thecharlestoncitymarket.com

Folley Beach - https://www.follybeach.com

Historic Angle Oak Tree - http://www.angeloaktree.com

Angle Oak Restaurant - http://www.angeloakrestaurant.com

Campers Inn RV - https://www.campersinn.com/Jacksonville

Thousand Trails Campgrounds - https://www.thousandtrails.com

Episode description: One of the most commonly-practiced trades in 18th-century Virginia, shoemaking. Techniques were rediscovered in the study of 18th-century shoes and evidence in the shop's apprenticeship program.

https://www.history.org/almanack/life/trades/tradesho.cfm

Episode description: The Peyton Randolph house was the home to one of America's most prominent families and was a stark contrast between freedom and slavery. The tour offered a deeper knowledge of the early African American experience and shared how the enslaved members of the household struggled to find their own roads to freedom.

https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/locations/peyton-randolph-house?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=map_listing_randolph_house

Episode description: Merriment and friendliness were specialties of the house at Wetherburn's Tavern, which is an original building. The tour gave us a glimpse into the private lives of Henry Wetherburn, his family, and his slaves, who made the tavern one of the most successful of the 1750s.

https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/locations/wetherburns-tavern?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=map_listing_wetherburns

Episode description: The Governor's Palace is set for the years immediately prior to the Revolution. It was home to seven royal governors and the first two elected governors in Virginia, the Palace was meant to project British authority and wealth. From the large display of period swords and guns to the elegant décor and grand ballroom, the Palace was built to impress.

https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/locations/governors-palace

Episode description: Caesar Hope was a celebrated figure who served the most notable gentlemen of the   time. We stopped in to his shop and and learned about his life of slavery, freedom, and enterprise.

https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/plan/calendar/caesar-hopes-shop/

Episode description: An update on our time in Gatlinburg, TN and Colonial Williamsburg, VA.

In this episode we interview Jessica Grooms, who provides trail magic to thru hikers going through The Great Smokey Mountains. She also shares some history about the area and the fire in 2016.

AT thru hike comes to an end and turns into a section hike | Final mileage on the AT 77.8 | Day 12 | Dicks Gap to Top of Georgia Hiker Center where we got a shuttle to head back to get our vehicle and decide on what our next adventure will be!

AT thru hike | Total miles hiked 77.8 | Day 11 | Steeltrap Gap to Dicks Gap.