A vacation 3 years in the making. Camping reservations one year out. A long weekend culminating with the Great America Eclipse of 2017 . As it turns out, an unobstructed view of totality eluded us. Years ago my son asked when would be the next time we could see a solar eclipse near us. After doing a web search and determining our next best chance would be in 2017, I put the date of August 21, 2017, on my google calendar. Over the next few years, I researched the path of totality. I hoped to find some place where our entire family, who would include mid and late teen children, could enjoy a vacation as well as experience a total eclipse. I settled on Charleston, SC as our destination. I would hope that this would provide us beach time, historical sites to tour. At first, I wanted to rent a beach house, but realized, along with Gina, that camping would be one-quarter or less the cost than renting a house. I looked for camping sites near Charleston and made the decision to camp ...
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