Vacations Blog
An Honest Take on Great Vacations
Profile: Charles A. Downs III has been blogging at The Goat and Tater since July 2008. Tales of misguided youth/adulthood are evenly balanced by heartwarming ramblings of days spent with his two daughters, the Goat (age 7 and ruler of all things pink and horsey) and the Tater (age 1.5 and ruler of all things 36″ and below). When Charles isn’t reading “The Lady with the Alligator Purse” for the 27th time or getting hustled in a game of Sorry, he enjoys fly fishing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, writing, reading, or letting the current of one of Kentucky’s scenic waterways pull him into destinations unknown. Charles’ Favorite Vacation: This must be broken down into two categories. Category one being the family vacation. Spent with my lovely wife, oldest daughter, and youngest daughter (in utero) in the pristine beauty of Kiawah Island, SC. Exploring marshes and wetlands, watching the Dolphins play under a setting sun, letting the surf tickle our legs, and doing absolutely nothing at all. Category two would be a trip to Europe to play soccer in the summer of 1989 where I came, just inches, from starting an International Incident at Checkpoint Charlie. Long story.
Posts by: Charles Downs
The Old Man (and his family) and the Sea – Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
Aug 23, 2009; No CommentFor all the cheap Plastic crap you'll only use for a week.... The sign at the Onslow County beach access #4 said that ‘if one should be caught in a Riptide, one should not struggle against its current. One should stay calm. Panic-free. ... Read more »
Weaverville, North Carolina – Puting the Folk in Folksy
Aug 14, 2009; 2 CommentsSet in close proximity to the lovely Pisgah National Forest. Nestled, and gently hugged by mountains and guarded by rivers, Weaverville has that Relief Factor. And, Brothers and Sister, I’ve not seen a Main Street this homespun since Bill... Read more »
Rockcastle River – Highballs with the Devil
Jul 23, 2009; 4 CommentsHave you ever found yourself in a place or predicament of sorts and wondered…”Self! What in the Wide-wide World of Sports is a-goin’ on with your good senses?!” Well, I have. On countless occasions. But his particular occasion... Read more »
Museum Center – Kids and Dinosaurs
Jul 22, 2009; 1 CommentOhio. I’ve never cared for it much. I’ve had some bad JuJu up there. But, perhaps, possibly it’s not the fault of the state itself as the fault of a Young Man with reckless abandon and “being a Bear of very little Brain.” ... Read more »
Down the Creek with a Paddle – Beats the Alternative
Apr 29, 2009; 3 CommentsWhen the Hostas finally, after a long and cold Winter, start pushing the warming earth, that’s when I usually come out of the cave. It’s like my very own Bat Signal. Only it’s not trouble that calls the Great Bear out of his hibernation. It’s... Read more »
Townsend, Tennessee – Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Jan 27, 2009; 5 CommentsOrogenisis. Mountain building. Plate tectonics and erosion. A geological blink, really, but an eternity to us. Mountains have always had a calming effect on me. I run to them like a child running to his mother with a scraped knee or hurt feelings.... Read more »
The Arboretum – Kentucky State Botanical Garden
Jan 15, 2009; No Comment“I have seen Oaks of many species in many kinds of expose & soil, but those of Kentucky excel in grandeur all I have ever before beheld.” -John Muir, September 1867 “Me too, John. Me too.” -C.A. Downs III, January 2009 Winter sets in on... Read more »
The Kentucky Bourbon Trail – Four Roses Distillery
Dec 17, 2008; 2 CommentsThis time of year can shake a soul right to its very foundation. Sure, it’s festive and merry and sometimes our bellies, in fact, shake like a bowl full of jelly. But boy-howdy, when January 2nd rolls around, listen with the right kind of ears... Read more »
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