I just got back from a week and a half long vacation in Charleston, SC. I started out in Charlotte, NC, which I loved! I stayed there for one day and moved on down to Charleston till Sunday, Father’s Day. On the ride down there, I saw about five cops for every ten miles! So a little bit of advice, while driving through NC and SC do not go more than 3 miles per hour over the speed limit.
I stayed on the Isle of Palms when I got down there, which was absolutely beautiful. The interesting thing about the dock off the house I stayed at was that dolphins would constantly come right up to the edge! The ocean looked just like a lake because it was surrounded by marshes. Stream-like channels of water formed creating the illusion of a lake but as soon as I saw dolphins rise to the surface, I began to question the body of water. Yes, to my disillusionment, it was salt.
While I was down there I went fishing, boating, to two concerts, some nice restaurants, downtown Charleston, Fort Sumter, the light house, the beach, etc. Slang words I heard were, IOP (Isle of Palms) and Chucktown (Charleston).
Things I liked:
* You could walk on the beach WHENEVER you wanted, not like beaches up by where I live
* Beautiful houses and architecture, very beach-like
* Sailboats, shrimpers, yachts, “coffee-grinder” boats, the ocean
* The massive amounts of dolphins!
* She-Crab soup (never heard of it before I went there)
* My first grit!
* Downtown night life
* The tranquility and beauty of Isle of Palms
* Poe’s Restaurant
* The people
* The docks
* The Windjammer
Things I didn’t like so much:
* I was expecting some more palm trees 
* The humidity ravished my hair… I never thought I would have to actually apologize for my hair
* Palmetto bugs, you step on one of those and both its arms and legs come out the sides of your shoes
* A crab bit my toe in the ocean!
Hey, four (ridiculously stupid) complaints, that’s not bad… Overall, LOVED IT!
Tags: Charleston, Isle of Palms, South Carolina
June 20, 2008 at 12:40 pm |
You should go to nantucket I went there before and I loved it! It’s a beutiful little island belonging to i think whichever state Boston is connected to.
June 21, 2008 at 2:51 am |
I’ve heard Nantucket was beautiful but have never been. Thanks for the tip I’ll have to check it out!
September 26, 2008 at 7:31 pm |
Custom built homes are the best way to go in my opinion. That way you get exactly what you want from your new home and you won’t need to spend all of that extra money on remodeling.