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Southeastern US Days 23-29: Bohicket’s the Ticket!

15 April 2023 • 162 km / 100 mi (map)

We’ve spent this week in and around Charleston, first in Isle of Palms and more recently in another AirBNB on Bohicket Creek on Johns Island.

We don’t have a lot to share from Isle of Palms; it’s a fairly touristy beach resort community and we’ve all seen those before.

A red painted arrow reading “TACOS” in white letters, styled like a vintage marquee sign with light-bulb dots, points left across a white stucco exterior wall. A hanging pendant light with an exposed filament bulb glows at the top left, and a mint-green metal handrail curves along the lower right.
Papi’s Taqueria, Isle of Palms, South Carolina
A laughing gull with a black head, red bill, gray wings and white body stands in shallow surf as foamy waves wash over the sandy beach at Isle of Palms, South Carolina.
Isle of Palms, South Carolina

That, and I was working this week. Not a bad office, though, right?

Isle of Palms, South Carolina

On Wednesday, we left Isle of Palms and spent the day in Charleston. On our way out, we drove through Sullivan’s Island and found this fun access to the beach near the west end of the island:

A narrow sandy dirt path winding through a shady green corridor of overhanging trees, with a wooden picket fence running along the right side and lush shrubbery and small purple wildflowers on the left, dappled sunlight and fallen leaves scattered across the ground.
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina · by Lisa Rozmyn
A translucent, brownish jellyfish washed up and partly settled into a shallow depression in wet gray beach sand, with a small piece of dark driftwood lying nearby on the smooth sand.
Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina

Since Wednesday afternoon, we’ve been in a delightful AirBNB on the shore of Bohicket Creek a bit southwest of Charleston. The sunset and sunrise views have been a real treat:

A grassy, sandy clearing edged with cedar and oak trees under a clear deep-blue sky, with an overturned white boat resting on the ground and a tidal marsh and river visible through a gap in the trees in the distance.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal creek winds through a marsh under a clear deep-blue sky, with small clumps of marsh grass poking above the water and wooded shorelines lined with covered docks in the distance. Tall grasses fill the foreground along the near bank.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A grassy waterfront yard dotted with tall pines and oaks draped in Spanish moss, with low late-afternoon sun casting long shadows across the lawn. Several small sailboats and dinghies are stored on trailers near the tree line beside a tidal creek under a clear blue sky.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A tidal salt marsh at golden morning light, with grassy hummocks and calm reflective water winding through the foreground, and long wooden docks and covered boat platforms stretching out toward a tree-lined shore under a mostly cloudy sky.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal creek at early morning reflects a partly cloudy sky, with two covered wooden dock houses on stilts extending over the water in front of a tree-lined shore and low marsh grass.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm coastal salt marsh at early morning, with grassy wetlands in the foreground stretching toward still water that reflects the sky. A wooden dock and distant houses sit along the tree-lined far shore under a mostly clear blue sky dotted with white clouds, framed by trees and shrubs on both sides.
Johns Island, South Carolina
Johns Island, South Carolina
The sun rises low over a tree-lined shore across a calm tidal marsh, with a leaning tree growing over the water in the foreground and dew-covered marsh grass catching the golden light.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal creek reflects a bright blue sky and a large puffy white cloud, with a wooden dock and covered boathouse extending over marsh grass toward a tree-lined shore. A boat sits on a lift beside the boathouse and a long wooden walkway runs along the far bank.
Johns Island, South Carolina
Silhouetted pines and moss-draped oaks stand along a tidal creek at sunset, the low sun glowing golden between the tree trunks, with a small sailboat and dinghy resting on the grassy bank near the water.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal creek at dusk on Johns Island, South Carolina, with silhouetted trees and marsh grass framing the water and a golden, cloud-streaked sky reflected on the still surface.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A tidal marsh and calm waterway at dusk, with silhouetted grasses, low docks, and a distant tree line beneath a broad sky of gray and orange-lit clouds glowing over the horizon.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal salt marsh at early morning under a clear blue sky, with long wooden docks stretching across the water toward covered pier houses and a distant tree-lined shore. Marsh grasses and still, reflective water fill the foreground.
Johns Island, South Carolina
Sunrise Sounds · Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal marsh at dawn with silhouetted covered docks and boats stretching along the far shore, backed by low tree-lined banks under a soft golden and blue sky. Grassy patches poke up from the still water in the foreground, their reflections mirrored on the glassy surface.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal creek at early morning under a clear blue sky, with two covered wooden boat docks and moored boats reflected in the still water, backed by a wooded shoreline with a large house among the trees. Marsh grass rises in the foreground.
Johns Island, South Carolina
A calm tidal marsh at sunrise, with the low sun casting a golden glow and long reflection across the still water. Marsh grasses fill the foreground, and a tree-lined shore with a few docks lies in the distance under a clear blue sky.
Johns Island, South Carolina

We were out in a low country bar (the Tattooed Moose) in the middle of a thunderstorm a few nights ago. Loved the experience of hearing the rumbles (you can take the boy out of the Midwest, but …). We were inside but everything was open so we could hear the rumbles and feel the storm-induced breeze.

Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, South Carolina

Lisa wants you all to see me enjoying my first boiled peanuts experience:

Boiled Peanuts · Tattooed Moose, Johns Island, South Carolina · by Lisa Rozmyn
Edisto Island to Johns Island, South Carolina · 162 km / 100 mi
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