11/3/2018, Lake Marion: Sparkleberry Landing

	With: Cat Monaghan, Tom Monaghan, David Blumberg, Merridee Harper, Stan Stutz, Pat Stutz, Gary Mason, Laura Mason
	I was invited by my friends David and Merridee to join the Greenville, SC, Foothills Paddling Club's annual Paddle and Low Country Boil event at Sparkleberry Landing in Poinsett State Park. There were about thirty people there, but I only knew four of them going in, and only retain the names of four others, including Cat and Tom, the organizers, and Gary and Pat. After boating we returned to the campground for an incredible Frogmore Stew, AKA Low Country Boil: a huge cauldron filled with shrimp, sausage, corn-on-the-cob, potatoes, and more, all boiled up together and served by simply emptying the drained cauldron onto the 30-foot long paper table cloth, for which David was the Chef and Merridee the Master of Ceremonies.

	1. Cat and Tom on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	2. Merridee and David on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	3. Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	4. Pat and Stan on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	5. Pat and Stan (l), Merridee and David (r)

	6. Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	7. Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	8. Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	9. Me, on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	10. Merridee and David on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	11. Tom (l) and me (r) at lunchstop

	12. Me (l) and Cat (r) at lunchstop

	13. Me at lunchstop

	14. Cat and Tom launching after lunch

	15. A bit of local color

	16. Cat and Tom on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	17. Laura and Gary on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	18. Laura and Gary on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	19. Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	20. The blowup doll, Esmeralda, has some significance to the club which I do not know.

	21. Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	22. Lake Marion at Sparkleberry

	23. Me, on Lake Marion at Sparkleberry