Port O' Call Isle of Palms

... walk everywhere worth going. Tonight I checked out the Old City Market and wandered down to the pier, where I saw dolphins cruising for their dinner. I intentionally didn't bring a map this time so I could explore street by street until I found my way back. This strategy led me to the Charleston Beer Exchange so it must have been a divine plan. As I was exploring, I found interesting alleys and elaborate iron-type balcony railings. In this city it's ...

... lots of rolling hills and in North Carolina we noticed the green pines. Further south more and more palms.We spent the night in Charleston and spent the next day exploring "Old Town". The lovely market area with mostly the usual cheap tourists trinkets but also a few ...

WOW .... Just loving everything about this city... For sure well worth lazing away a week in this glorious place!! What a treat ... Will be sure to get back here for a longer soak in the Southern charm!!

Hilton head ... Not soo much: if you are not heading here to golf then well worth passing I'm afraid!!

Moving right along ... next on the map: Savannah!!

... of the Queen Vic market in Melbourne combined with a port-side warehouse feel. It was quite beautiful with some cool little stalls and good fun to wander through.

The first shots of the American Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861 in the Charleston Harbor after South Carolina stepped out as the first State to secede from the Union. The Union ...

... elegance enable you to truly escape the hustle and bustle of the outside world. Once you're on Kiawah, it's easy to forget that you haven't traveled all that far because it feels like a world unto itself. The only reason to go "off-island" is to explore the beautiful and historic port city of Charleston, S.C. just down the ...

... Then we picked up a bottle of wine to drink on our anniversary, and went back to the hotel room.
Our hotel was in Charleston's Historical District. It was really beautiful, and our sixth floor balcony gave us an amazing view of the city.

... as it was too far to walk and there were no buses. The taxi driver was a nice guy, told me abit about the area then he said 'oh but why you staying in the ghetto?' To which i thought oh god here we go again! There were no hostels available and this was the only place i could find for a reasonable price, it was $32 a night, but it was a motel, the sort of place seedy guys rent by the hour apparently! But i had my own room with a king sized bed in, tele etc, which was very comfy. Sure ...

... heat, and admiring the brown Atlantic Ocean.

“You want another cup of coffee? Well dive in” mi italiano tells me, after taking one look at the ocean. Okay, the Atlantic is nothing in comparison to the Mediterranean…but I honestly don’t get why people go crazy of Folly or other typical South Carolina beaches.

I repeat, Charleston was nice except for local disputes, but you can’t expect people to change over a year.

... TOW BOATS TO PULL THEM FREE AND ESCORT THEM TO THE MARINA SINCE THEY LOST POWER IN THE SEVERE GROUNDING.ALL ABOARD WERE SAFE BUT SHAKEN.WE HAD RESERVATIONS TO STAY AT THE ISLE OF PALMS A BARRIER ISLAND AND HOME TO ONE OF THE GREAT GOLF COURSES "WILD DUNES".WE VISITED THE "BONE-YARD"BEACH FRONT WITH OLD SKELETONS AND STUMPS LEFT AS A RESULT OF EROSION AND BLEACHED OUT BY THE SUN.WE HAD A BEACH SIDE COOKOUT PREPARED AND SERVED ON ...

... tried to give me some sob story, Scott was impressed, that I stayed strong, but if 2 prime real estate seats open up...Im taking them and I was there and my beer was on the chair before her so by any normal street rules I had rights to the seats. So we sat there and watched volleyball and the ocean. I was so happy that there were finally lots of girl volleyball players this year! So it was a good day...we stayed there until about 430 ...