A Quilter's Dream: Our 3rd Fripp Trip ;-)

Returned from another wonderful trip to Fripp Island with what we now call ourselves - The Fab Four! We have been together through times of trouble and lots of happy times too, so when we get together - there is never a dull or quiet moment!! Some of our highlights from this trip included seeing the Lt. Dan Band - or Gary Sinese and his band to raise money for the Wounded Warriors. It was such an emotional time for us witnessing these brave warriors who were severely wounded overseas. I thank God for them and Gary Sinese for all the time they devote to making sure these soldiers have the things they need just to survive from day to day.

The warriors were right in front of the stage. Gary Sinese and lead guitarist, another veteran from the Viet Nam war on stage.

Also - maybe the best for me anyways, was seeing the little Loggerhead Turtles hatch and make their way to the ocean with a little help from the volunteers on Fripp. Again a very emotional time for us all. They have quite a challenge ahead of them to make it to the Gulf before they finally rest and begin eating. What a long trek! Also we got see where a mother alligator was with her babies but we weren't quite so brave getting out to see them. We just took their word for it!

Always, we enjoy seeing our friends, the dolphins, from our back deck of our cottage. Their playful antics bring a smile as I think about them right now! One day we saw 6-8 dolphins in a pod at low tide.

We made our way to Beaufort over and over and on one excursion we decided to take a carriage ride around the city. Indeed it is full of history and the houses boast such beautiful architecture that many films have been made here. One of the oldest cities in South Carolina.

This time Gayla got us a golf cart to haul all of us around and we truly enjoyed this mode of transportation as does most of the inhabitants of Fripp. On one of our joy rides we ended up at the Nature Center where I got to hold a Corn Snake. I had never seen one before so it was interesting - and I also held a python. That was a little scary!