SHERWOOD MERRYWALKERS
great easter egg hunt march 27th

We keep saying that it can't get any better than that, but it does!
Today Vicky talked us into walking across the bridge.  What an amazing sight.  At the other end some of us saw some dolphins, can you imagine? After that we all got in the car and headed to Beaufort to do the walk. We ended up having lunch at Blackstone's where Pat Conroy eats once in a while.  The bathroom was so different that we had to take pictures of the stuff on the wall.  Then we started the walk.  First stop, the book store where we purchased an autographed copy of his new book, Broad Street...you would think that it still can't get better, but wait..
Vicky thinks she has a Pat Conroy sighting.
The walk continues as does the adventure.  We then stop and talk to everyone, especially if they have a dog.  We have a red cardinal sighting.  OK, now for the best part.
 We stop and talk to George Graham Trask along Bay Street.  He's walking his dog and I asked "is this your home?" He asked if we wanted a tour of the most beautiful home in Beaufort. But of course, and he took us on a tour of his mansion.  Incredible.  He was a lawyer for Pat Conroy when he lost the case against the Board of Education, which launched his career as a writer. Not only that, but he was an author in his own right.  Before leaving he gave us each one of his books, which we are holding.  He's written several other books and the book he gave us even had pictures of his home.  
We have been so lucky, from the first day on.  We met the gal at the car rental place who gave us a free upgrade, the limo driver who drove us to the first walk, the ranger who gave us the beautiful print of Wormsloe, the maintenance people who showed us where Danny Hansford was buried, the gals at the Krystal's that gave us the best burgers and kept asking if we needed anything else, the couple by the Good Will store that gave us the information on the hotel in Charleston and today we met George who opened his home to us.
A great trip and I guess it really doesn't get any better than this.