The English team made it to South Carolina on Tuesday – finally – after a 3 hour delay in Washington DC. Welcome to the fun of flying in America! We picked up the team at the airport and had some fun times trying to fit all the luggage into the SUV Alison borrowed for the pick up. Once that was all sorted out, we took John and Lesley to their hosts for a cook out (British readers, this means barbeque), and Roger and Trudy freshened up at Andra’s.
Bill arrived at the airport to retrieve Clive and Sue with a chauffeur sign that named them characters from one of their plays. It was very funny and a good joke on the two of them. Both Jorgen and Vibeke and Peter and Christine made it into town earlier in the day on flights that were more cooperative, with Jorgen and Vibeke coming from Chicago and Peter and Christine from Atlanta.
Alison and Andra took their guests, David and Brenda and Roger and Trudy, to Fish, a local restaurant that has a mystery dinner every Tuesday night. Four of us ordered the mystery, called “Mercy of the Chef,” and enjoyed a three course meal with wine pairings.
The weather is warm in South Carolina, but the humidity has given us something of a break thus far. (The British team may argue otherwise, but they’re not maintaining this blog.) 🙂 Our air conditioners are cranked, and hopefully, everyone will have a blissful night of sleep on their first night in South Carolina.
Wednesday morning, the team meets Mayor Joe Riley first thing, before heading to a private tour of Drayton Hall. Stay tuned to follow their path through Charleston for the next few days.
Rotary 7770 Friendship Exchange 