Blogs from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North America - page 8

Boys and girls. See the attached photos as evidence of the following activities: Michael Jackson cover band with associated random dancing!Band wasnt so good......people boogying......EPIC! Shaun's girlfriend Christie is a part of the local roller derby team. Girls on skates going round in circles trying to knock eachother over......obviously the game is a little more tactical than that but every team needs some die hard fans. Insert us! Snoop Dog bringing the house down in Charleston no less! Awesome show. The enormous Georgia Dome, home of the Atlanta Falcons NFL team found in down town Atlanta - all for you Sarah! Victory for LC (Low Country - which is what the part of the state of South Carolina that i live in is refered to) United bringing home the Sunday arvo leauge title! Finally Liam meets ... read more

On Saturday we brought the Wallaces on a short boat ride to have a picnic and maybe see some dolphins. We stopped at a quiet island on the Stono River. We thought the tide was almost all the way out. We were wrong. We dubbed the island Stuck Island after being stuck there for four and a half hours. This did provide both Colleen and Dorie some much needed forced relaxation. It also allowed the kids to explore and play in the mud. The clip is of Reed running from the river to the other side of the sand bar. ... read more

My old friend, Barak, from Boston was getting married in Charleston. None of the rest of our boston posse could make it, so i went to represent the thing we had. Rented a car - how responsible - Camped outside at a hostel in Charleston and went to the wedding. The day following the wedding we went to the beach and explored Charleston a little bit. It was Memorial Day weekend and everywhere in the town was crowded. So we did what we could and decided to drive to Asheville instead of spending the last night in Charleston. On the way there we stopped in the Congaree NP in South carolina. It was beautiful. I could have spent time there. Some of the oldest growth on the eastern side of the Mississippi. Tupelos and Bald Cypress ... read more

Loads happening. Lots of photos taken so heres a little glimpse of what ive been up to as summer approaches! I ducked over to London for the weekend a couple of weeks ago to see Gramps before he passed away last weekend. It was excellent to see him and a whole bunch of the UK based family as well. My mate Liam just came to visit so i will load those photos soon as well. Im sure all are well alive and kicking and will be in touch soon........untill then i present to you all photos from South Carolina and a couple from London!! Simon... read more

Despues de las 2hs mas largas de micro de los ultimos tiempos llegue a la estacion de Charleston. Mike y Cari estaban esperando con el auto y en 15 minutos ya estabamos en su casa. Estaban preparando un rico pollo de cena, pero mientras fuimos un rato por la calle principal de la ciudad, King Street, a tomar una cerveza y acompan;ar a Mike a la bilbioteca. El dia fue corto y estaba muerto despues de tanto viaje. El lunes en cambio me levante tipo 9:20am, desayunamos algo rapido con Cari y cuando ella se fue a trabajar yo fui a caminar por la ciudad. Despues de 2hs de caminata y una lluvia relampago, decidi ir a comer algo. Luego de un largo debate interno, me decidi por "La Hacienda grill" (Laja sgun Mike), un restaurant ... read more

Jour 70 Mercredi 19 novembre, réveil vers 7h00. Nous prévoyons partir vers 12h00. Il y a de la glace sur le quai, devinez la température. Raksha quitte vers 8h00 et finalement nous larguons les amarres vers 11h. Le vent se calme un peu. Nous devons affronter Cape Fear River avec des vents de 15kn dans le dos et la marée avec nous, on file parfois à plus de 8kn sur le fond. Nous traversons devant Southport et nous nous engageons dans le canal vers Shallotte Inlet. Nous ancrons dans un bras de rivière où nous nous rendons au GPS encore un fois. Nous nous ancrons sur deux ancres, à la Bahamienne dit-on, pour ne pas dériver au changement de marée. Jour 71 Lever 5h00. Départ sous le rose de l’aurore. Il fait froid mais le vent ... read more