Month: September 2022

South Carolina: Food

Seafood out here in the desert is way below average so when going to either coast, we make sure to order fish whenever possible. Everyone has shrimp and grits on the menu.

Unfortunately, we never made it to a Waffle House but we will try again someday.  This is a southern staple that everyone must experience once.

In Charleston, we found the Fleet Landing out on the pier.  Fabulous location and good food.  Worth the long wait but that gave us time to explore the city.

steak salad, carolina crab cake salad, shrimp, she-crab soup, gumbo

In Murrells Inlet, we found a fabulous strip of restaurants all connected with a pier.  We stopped at the Dead Dog Saloon which was a good choice.

In Mt Pleasant, on the Isle of Palms we found really good seafood at the Lawrence Seafood Company

Bang Bang Shrimp, Lobster Mac-n-Cheese, Lobster Roll, Brussels and bacon

The whole photo collection on shutterfly is here.

South Carolina: Surfside Beach

I happened to find a Holiday Inn right on the beach. Not a block away from the beach or across the street – you could walk out of the pool area directly onto the sand and into the water. If you go, make sure to upgrade to the beach side of the hotel.  You can see and hear and smell the ocean from your room.

It looks like Myrtle Beach rivals Las Vegas for hotel numbers as the beach is mile after mile of highrise hotel buildings.  Surfside was much more home owner occupied.

There are 50 miniature golf courses in town, I have never seen anything like that.

We rented an umbrella to stay out of the direct sun and watched the waves all day long – like the video above.

There were also lots of birds and even goats on the shore.   The whole photo collection on shutterfly is here.

Egret hanging out looking for breakfast

Sunrise from the hotel room

Sandpiper running in the waves digging for crabs
Goats on an island in Murrell’s Inlet
High tide at Murrells Inlet
Mile after mile of clean sandy beaches
Another swampy high tide at Murrells inlet

South Carolina: Charleston

We flew out to Charleston SC for a few days.  We spent a couple days in the Charleston area in the historical district and then spend a few more days south of Myrtle Beach.

Here are some pictures of the city.  We toured the old Yorktown aircraft carrier deployed in 1943 and then went downtown to see some pre-revolutionary buildings.

Tourist selfie
Typical alleyway between houses in the historical ‘rainbow row’. All the houses are very well maintained and painted in pastel colors. Lots of brick and cobblestone.
Dungeon underneath the pre-revolutionary exchange building. They stored prisoners, slaves, gunpowder, in here over the centuries. The arched brickwork ceilings are amazing.
Charleston has a very nice tree lined parkway along the shore.
The Yorktown museum is a must see. You get to tour the living quarters and mechanical rooms on this 1943 air craft carrier.

The whole photo collection on shutterfly is here.