there had been a fatal accident there. put up as a warning. next stop was Dillon we bot some eats 97¢. We are now in South Carolina stopped at Lotta to buy a can opener 35¢ ate our dinner in a woods by the side of the road. Passed over Mars Bluff Toll Bridge 50¢ saw first Spanish Moss grey stuff hanging onto the trees. Lots of swamps & between them scrub pine woods. One swamp was miles long and the road built up about 10 & 15 feet for about 5 miles with about 5 long bridges trees each side of the road standing in water mostly dead and half dead looking some dismal place Kingstree the only place any size until we reached Charleston it was after dark when we arrived there they wanted $12.00 for a room at the Francois Marian Hotel we did not stay. but got a room at the Charleston Hotel for $4.50 tip 25¢ supper $150 {he means $1.50}. today our longest drive 245 miles Expenses were $11.85 & Gas & oil $2.10 total $13.95

Nov 22nd Had Breakfast $1.20 went shopping bot childrens stockings 15¢ pr. cotton & voile for $371 {he means $3.71} car storage Gas & tail light bulb $168 {he means $1.68}

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