South Carolina

The plan was … OK, the hope was that there would be a day with fog and low tides while we were in South Carolina so I could come back to Botany Bay and make some of the ethereal photos that this location is famous for.

We came back from Savannah this morning to spend a bit of time with our friends and also to see a few favorite places near Charleston. We’re staying for the next couple nights in an AirBNB in Johns Island. The highlight for today was the rare opportunity to tour some of the historic plantation homes near Edisto Island.

Keeping it simple today; took the day off from work (as did the most of Adobe) and also from doing much with the camera.

Ever get curious to see where a road goes for no good reason whatsoever?

Lisa and I are back for a fall work-cation visiting friends in South Carolina. I scored a window seat and got treated to some wonderful skyscapes on the way today.

Today marks the end our delightful time together in the Southeast. Today, I drove six hours back to Atlanta and flew another five hours to California. I’ll be there for the next several days for some work-related events and a bit of personal travel over the weekend.

Today is our last full day together on the Southeast. We were expecting clouds and rain but instead got a beautiful sunny day. We decided to visit one more plantation – the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, located on the Ashley River just outside of Charleston.

The AirBNB where we’re staying includes the use of kayaks, so I took one out just before sunset tonight.

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 left Charleston for points farther south along the coast. We’re spending a couple of nights in Hilton Head Island, before embarking on some separate journeys for a little while.

No big adventures for us today as it was a work day for me, but we did get out for a walk at sunset tonight. After a gray and blustery day, it was nice to see some color in the sky!

Some local friends suggested that we visit the Caw Caw Interpretive Center, a county-maintained wildlife preserve just outside of Charleston. We did and enjoyed a walk through a cypress swamp and former rice plantation.

It’s only March and already it is getting hot and sultry around here. This afternoon, we went out for a small adventure near Charleston: seeing the state park that commemorates the original Charles Town settlement from 1670.

Today, I left Wilmington and headed down to Charleston where I connected with Lisa. We’ll be in Charleston for the next several days. In both cities, I enjoyed the historic architecture.

Fortunately, I was able to get back on track and resume the trip as planned today.

Not the weasel. This isn’t an upbeat nursery rhyme.

We awoke this morning to news that our flight home to Seattle had been canceled. This gave us the opportunity to sleep in a bit and then go visit Botany Bay, near Edisto Beach.

Today was an easy, lay-low day, but we did get out to see the Angel Oak Tree, just outside of Charleston. This is a rare live oak tree with branches that go on and on forever, often going beneath the soil and re-emerging.

Today we explored Middleton Place, a centuries-old plantation that has survived from the 18th century and been preserved as a tourist attraction and historic landmark.

We had heard a strong recommendation to check out Hunting Island State Park, so “on our way” from our friends’ house on Edisto Island to Charleston, we checked it out.

Lisa had a bit of a head start on me, having spent Thanksgiving visiting her friends in Edisto Island. Today I flew from Seattle to Charleston and then drove to meet them.