Two days in Charleston, SC
Saturday October 28th
The most prevalent sign on the highway in the south has to be for WAFFLE HOUSE. We had been seeing them since Virginia and we finally caved and went to one in Orangeburg, South Carolina. I have memories of random waffle houses on the trip south for crew training in the winters both in high school and college, and think of them as an essential southern pit-stop. We got one "All Star Special" that came with a waffle, eggs, toast, hash browns, sausage, coffee and o.j. and it was more than the two of us could eat. Glad we went, and now we don't need to go ever again!
We got into Charleston late in the morning and stumbled upon a little farmers market near the College of Charleston so we parked and took the bikes out. We biked from there, to the river, then the City Market, swung back to the car to grab PB&J's and an apple, then headed over to the aquarium and docks of the Fort Sumter tour boats, and back through the college again to have our picnic lunch. After a solid four hours we found a Starbucks and hopped on the wifi to find our home for the night. After scoping out the options we settled on an Airbnb just outside of downtown.
Some photos of day 1 in Charleston..
Love the porches and balconies in the south!
Public market
Sunday October 29th
Justine's good friend Capers grew up in Charleston and gave us a few recommendations, which made for an awesome Sunday!
We woke up and enjoyed the Airbnb until check out, then headed to Sullivan's Island, a small beach town just over the bridge from Charleston. We biked to the public beach - our first time at the ocean during the trip! We flew our kite, and then almost lost the kite to the ocean when it flew out of Erik's backpack. It was very windy but overall it made for great kite-flying conditions.
The lighter colored sand in this picture is the dry sands blowing across the beach.
After checking out the lighthouse and some very elaborate halloween decorations in the neighborhood we headed to Hominy Grill for brunch - Capers insisted that we get some quality biscuits in our bellies while in Charleston. I had a grilled chicken sandwich on a biscuit..with sausage gravy (omg) and Erik made a meal to mimic what his childhood babysitter would make for him.. biscuits, chocolate pudding (usually was chocolate 'gravy') and bacon! Thus ensued the sillies and sugar rush!
We headed to the Angel Oak, south from Charleston on Johns Island almost all the way to Kiawah Island where I had a few family vacations/reunions growing up. The Angel Oak is an incredible sight and overall atmosphere created by an over 400 year old live oak tree.
Since we were already so close to Kiawah we drove out there so I could show Erik around..and see if there were any gators on the golf course. We didn't get very far because it is a gated community but it was nice to swing by and say hello.
Got back in the car and crossed into Georgia!
The most prevalent sign on the highway in the south has to be for WAFFLE HOUSE. We had been seeing them since Virginia and we finally caved and went to one in Orangeburg, South Carolina. I have memories of random waffle houses on the trip south for crew training in the winters both in high school and college, and think of them as an essential southern pit-stop. We got one "All Star Special" that came with a waffle, eggs, toast, hash browns, sausage, coffee and o.j. and it was more than the two of us could eat. Glad we went, and now we don't need to go ever again!
We got into Charleston late in the morning and stumbled upon a little farmers market near the College of Charleston so we parked and took the bikes out. We biked from there, to the river, then the City Market, swung back to the car to grab PB&J's and an apple, then headed over to the aquarium and docks of the Fort Sumter tour boats, and back through the college again to have our picnic lunch. After a solid four hours we found a Starbucks and hopped on the wifi to find our home for the night. After scoping out the options we settled on an Airbnb just outside of downtown.
Some photos of day 1 in Charleston..
Sunday October 29th
Justine's good friend Capers grew up in Charleston and gave us a few recommendations, which made for an awesome Sunday!
We woke up and enjoyed the Airbnb until check out, then headed to Sullivan's Island, a small beach town just over the bridge from Charleston. We biked to the public beach - our first time at the ocean during the trip! We flew our kite, and then almost lost the kite to the ocean when it flew out of Erik's backpack. It was very windy but overall it made for great kite-flying conditions.
After checking out the lighthouse and some very elaborate halloween decorations in the neighborhood we headed to Hominy Grill for brunch - Capers insisted that we get some quality biscuits in our bellies while in Charleston. I had a grilled chicken sandwich on a biscuit..with sausage gravy (omg) and Erik made a meal to mimic what his childhood babysitter would make for him.. biscuits, chocolate pudding (usually was chocolate 'gravy') and bacon! Thus ensued the sillies and sugar rush!
We headed to the Angel Oak, south from Charleston on Johns Island almost all the way to Kiawah Island where I had a few family vacations/reunions growing up. The Angel Oak is an incredible sight and overall atmosphere created by an over 400 year old live oak tree.
Since we were already so close to Kiawah we drove out there so I could show Erik around..and see if there were any gators on the golf course. We didn't get very far because it is a gated community but it was nice to swing by and say hello.
Got back in the car and crossed into Georgia!