Hello all! So here is a little recap of my adventures so far...
Tania and I left Toronto at 9pm or so on Wednesday night to begin our adventure to Charleston! We made a few stops along the way, one of which was Meadville, right near Hotel Conneaut, the site of FT8! It felt great to see that place along the way to the newest location on our PRS adventures! We drove until about 4:30am (encountered more scary deer carcasses) and stopped in Fairmont WV for a few hours sleep. By 10:30am we were back on the road again.
We arrived in Charleston (!) at just after 8pm and waiting for us was Miss Rosalie! While we checked in, I let Mercy and Jan know that we had arrived and they made their way over. After settling in and a quick shower, we headed out to the Wild Wing Cafe to meet with Father Jim and a few other people for a night of fun and catching up before we headed back to get some much needed sleep.
When we arrived for registration, it was so nice to see the familiar faces of a few return people and the happy faces of PRS. After hugs all around, paperwork was filled out, info was dispensed and the real fun began. The welcome party kicked into gear and suddenly the ball room was alive with chatter and laughter from every corner! Old friends were catching up while new friends were being made. Gifts were dispensed and received with hugs and smiles. It was refreshing to see everyone happily waiting for the events to really get started.
The panel discussion was great. There were interesting questions, amazing responses and a lot of laughs had by all as the stories poured out of Lorraine and Ryan in particular. There was no set topic for this panel, just an opportunity to ask questions, and hear some of the stories that the responses brought forth. I particularly loved when Lorraine spoke of her late husband Ed. Her love was truly evident in every word that she spoke and every laugh that escaped her lips.
After the panel we had a short break to grab some dinner before we headed into downtown Charleston to begin our ghost tours. The city really is pretty amazing, and the people were very nice. We all parked in parking lots, and then continued to our tours on foot, many of us separating and walking the city alone. I attended the Ghost and Graveyard tour and the Old City Jail (featured on Paranormal State). I'll go into more description about that tomorrow or in another post later.
When we were finished with those, the VIP's went back to the conference center for our hour with PRS. At our table many topics were discussed, from shopping to cooking to pets, nothing seemed to be off limits or a taboo subject although a few things did earn me the dreaded glare from Agent S lol. It really was a lot of fun and a nice break from the norm since this was a smaller group.
We finished up there and then moved on to the beginner's ghost hunt, which I choose at the graveyard. The graveyard was small, but there was no lack of stories from our tour guide who was available for any questions, should we have them. Once we finished, we made our way back to the hotel to get some sleep before the next day's shenanigans.
That dear friends, brings me to the here and now. It's 3am, I am the only one awake in this darkened hotel room and I know the morning will come much earlier than I am prepared for. I will end this post here, but I wanted to get some updates out there for those of you who are with us in spirit and living vicariously through me.
Night all, more to come.
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