US of A . . .

Arriving at Miami . . .

Such a lot of concrete after two weeks of nature . . .

Love a taxi pic - here I am en-route to the el-cheapo hotel for an overnight stop . . .

Woah there - not too shabby at all. Even got a coffee machine 👌🙌

And a proper shower . . . 🙌

Morning view out of the window isn't toooooo bad . . .

. . . as long as you squint 😳

Loved the in-room whiteboard 👌

Hotel breakfast Covid-style. Yep, essentially burger 'n' egg on toast with chips, plus of course essential cookies . . .

Yep. Me 🤓

Gratuitous taxi shot - nice - empty . . .

Miami airport - VERY quiet - now en-route to Charlotte NC . . .

❤️

I'm carrying a little extra weight now . . .

My next taxi . . .

Again, quiet flight . . .

Leaving Miami . . .

Maybe I got up too early?

Charlotte NC airport - complete with decent coffee & rocking chairs . . . 🙌

Smaller plane but not too busy . . .

Mum & I - finally! ❤️

Such a beautiful spot . . .

Wonderful front porch . . .

Deweyland's front porch . . .

View from two minutes down the road - Lake Murray . . .

Walking Abel. Matching trainers & lead natch . . .

Abel . . .

Abel . . .

And so does this. Stool for Mum with a broken neck to climb up to reach high-up things 😬

The stairs. The scene. Urgh, shivers . . .

Fresh spillage by Mum up the stairs . . .

Serious. This has to stop . . .

Costco toilet advertising . . .

Mobility scooters at Lidl's have drinks holders - who'd have thunk it . . .

Wow! What's that, 40p a doz?! 😳

Yep, apparently it's a 'sport' here . . .

Neighbour Dion - truly a 😇 & a cherished friend to both Mum & I 🤝

The den in a rare moment when the TV is off . . .

'Session Ale' 😳 That name's too close for comfort . . .

Magnum of wine doesn't quite fit in the fridge . . .

'Little' drinks collection in the lounge - those Label 5 whisky bottles are 1.75 litres EACH!

The drinks trolley . . .

Week one 😳Speaks for itself . . .

More of Week One. Gulp. Literally . . .

Ah, familiar faces . . .

'32 Chevy in the garage. Not moved for years . . . 😢

En-route to Church in Fort Mill - no one mentioned it rained here . . . 😳

Yep, that is indeed a real life living dog . . .

Dirty dirty breakfast at Waffle House 😋

Morningstar Church complex - in need of a bit of TLC in places . . .

Kingdom Life Church rents one quarter of one ballroom in the huge Morningstar Church complex . . .

Official group shot for church . . .

Banana flower . . .

Banana . . .

Down the road from Mum's . . .

Ahh, a friend indeed!

Time for a cleanse . . .

Drive-thru voting! Oversize Fischer Price iPad to play with . . .

Out out . . .

No caption at all.

Mum's dad Harry - my paternal Grandfather . . .

Yep, that porch again - this time in the evening light . . .

Who'd have thought there would be so much Irish Kerrygold choice?!

*Cow* Feta?! 🙄🤪

En-route up to Church - for once a sunny day 🙌

Pit-stop en-route . . .

Waffle House short order cooks are 👌

Why oh why don't we have locking pumps in the UK?!

Bit of prayer time 🙏

Spotted this outside Lexington Spine Clinic. I kid you not . . .

Yep. Priotics laced with sweeteners - why ever not?

We found FRESH fruit!

Jobs.

Handy when you're not working 9-5 Mon-Fri, as most of the time I don't have a clue anymore . . .

Pie always tastes better with a yellow sticker on the side eh . . .

It's brightening up . . .

On the front door . . .

Wonderful spam spam spam spam . . .

Chicken of the Sea - genius! 🤪

What kind of flavour combo is this?! 🤪

Heating up in a cold Costco . . .

Dirty. But good . . .

Lake a couple of minutes down the road from Deweyland - always stunning . . .

Car show early one Saturday morning with neighbour Tripp . . .

The rear deck - just as scenic as the front porch eh . . .

Ah, time for those pesky fleas to finally go . . .

En-route to Charleston - time for a belly-busting brekkie . . .

One of each please . . .

Charleston . . .

Slightly North of Broad . . .

Yep, that's water 😇

Beer battered fish 'n' chips . . . 😋

Breakfast - Mum with granola & me with Eggs Benedict . . .

Reality . . .

Alpha 🙌 😇

Mum's maiden name was Burns. And she grew up in a pub . . .

Mum's maiden name was Burns . . .

Rooftop terrace for a cooling . . . water 😇

Brazilian Steakhouse: of course Mum chooses the all you can eat buffet with salmon & prawns . . .

Plate 02 for 🐷 . . .

I don't . . .

Breakfast on Day 03 - Roll reversal as I have the granola with fruit whilst Mum has the dirty stack of pancakes, bacon & syrup . . .

Folly Park Country Park Beach just outside Charleston . . .

Stopped for food on the way back - Greek naturally . . .

Vultures down the road from Deweyland . . .

Bananas again . . .

Tuna melt . . .

Strang flavour combos again . . .

Gulp 🤢

Gotta love proper To-The-Point honest marketing 🙌👌

Give us this day our daily bread . . .

The bread of life . . .

Whoa there 😳 This equates to 35p a litre petrol in UK terms 😳😳

No more bananas this season . . .

Oh 😳 Sneaky - under the bathroom sink . . .

Good ole America . . .

Caught red-handed with whisky - guilty as charged m'lud . . .

The entrance to Kingdom Life Church, not quite as bling . . .

. . . as Morningstar Church. Yep, they ARE hotel rooms around the perimeter of the auditorium . . .

. . . & tables. All undercover natch . . .

Uh oh, now it's serious. Whisky - 1.5 litres of the stuff hidden . . .

Bob on his throne in his usual position - TV is on RHS just out of shot . . .

Eek 😬 First World Country . . .

Visit to Trinity Cathedral - Mum catches up with friends & colleagues in the kitchen . . .

Mum & Andrella . . .

Trinity Cathedral snapshots . . .

Autumn's definitely here now . . .

It's all nuts . . .

The Chuckle Bros outside their favourite purveyor of cheap-as-chips goodies . . .

Nope.

Fruit, American style . . .

Cold Hot Cold Hot 🤯

Garden . . .

Worse than a toddler . . .

Mum's drug cocktail . . .

Bananas Again . . .

Another Dirty Breakfast . . .

Walgreens the Pharmacy sells these - should I?!

Breakfast Dewey style . . .

Busch Gardens by the side of the road . . .

Damp on the lounge ceiling - odd . . .

Trinity live feed on the telly . . .

Ahh, um, no sign of any Christmas decorations but a few presents on the edge of the Chesterfield . . .

Two cases required for a 'taste test' . . . 😳🙄

Praying for a good Christmas . . .

Bob's magnificently presented Christmas 'gifts' to Mum . . .

Christmas dinner . . .

Drink-driving; just visible between the gear lever & Bob's thigh 😳

Here we go again . . .

Abel's Christmas present to Bob . . .

'Special' Christmas ham - apparently . . .

Look - no collar!

Out Out . . .

Sunrise in prison. No, wait . . .

Poppy Poppy Poppy, so good they named her err, three times . . .

Neighbours. And their owners . . .

Raining . . .

Amazing nature, regardless of the weather . . .

Another dirty breakfast . . .

The garden . . .

Love Language - ❤️

Mmm. No explanation . . .

Lunch 😋

Lovely drive to KLC this morning . . .

Another catchy name for a radio station . . . 🙄🤪

Driving . . .

The infamous week old prawns . . .

Melancholy morning . . .

Mum at home in Deweyland – paradise or prison?

Stained glass at Deweyland . . .

The garden . . .

The garden . . .

The local wildlife . . .

The Cow Whisperer . . .

NA 'Brew' - well, let's be honest, it's 0.5% beer right?

At *least* a couple of cases a week - not a good sign at all . . .

When in Rome . . .

Sun shining when en-route to Church . . .

Even the trolley moving man has powered help . . .

The Tree Whisperer . . .

If you look carefully you can just spot Mum running after Mutley . . .

Things are looking up . . .

Position B - technically exactly the same position but in a different location . . .

Going round the bend . . .

The Dog Whisperer . . .

Cheap Airbnb - my hideout for a week . . .

No-one mentioned this kind o' weather . . .

Quieter than a quiet thing . . .

Just around the corner. This, is most excellent planning . . .

Just a coffee please . . .

Old Columbia . . .

Columbia Memorial Park . . .

Wayne agrees . . .

Amazing what you can get for free nowadays . . .

Greek-ish dinner just up the road - perfect 👌

This little piggy went to the local BBQ pit . . .

The largest fire hydrant in the world. Apparently.

Walking in the rain. Sigh.

Pit stop to get dry. Yep. 😇

Woolly jumpers for trees 👌

My Airbnb - $25 a night 😳🙌

They really are a patriotic lot over here. We'd have the council on our backs in the UK over a raised flag . . . 🙄

Eerily quiet downtown Columbia . . .

Not so quiet at the Saturday market . . .

Fashion dresses for her . . .

Fashion suits for him . . .

The Greek Orthodox Church - to keep some family happy 😇😉

All available to buy in the coffee shop 😳

The local coffee shop . . .

The best thing that I ate in the US of Yankness. By a country mile. Lime & spice marinated chicken with spiced roasties - just sublime 😋🙌

Ah. Serious driving head on 😉

A 400bhp 5.7 lire SRT Hemi V8 for me to play with. Comes complete with launch control . . .

Last meal with Mum & Bob before I leave; of course I revert to type & have a full-fat burger with roasties . . .

Last dirty brekkie. For lunch . . .

Another day. Another airport . . .

My standard 'airport' look . . .

Mexican . . .

Final airport - Atlanta waiting for Heathrow red eye . . .

Up, up & away . . .

Just four of us in the whole section 🙌

A bit of leg room for once . . .

And no shortage of inflight goodies . . .

Oh my. Queues at immigration 😳🙄

Look - a likl lady needs rescuing . . .

The joys of video calling . . .