Blogs from Edisto Island, South Carolina, United States, North America

Sand Blasted The weather report called for rain with strong winds but not until 8 am, so I was hoping for a good sunrise. The old saying "red sky in the morning" was true today. Pictures The wind picked up by 10 and brought the rain with it. The forecast was for rain all day so I had planned to spend the day inside doing projects but Mother Nature had other plans. The sun came out after just an hour so I had to go out and see the ocean. Oscar reluctantly came with me and when we got to the top of the dune he put his feet out and that was that. He wasn't going another step. The wind was blowing the ocean into a turmoil and the sand was blowing like drifting snow. ... read more

I spent last week at Edisto Island, South Carolina. I own a timeshare that has seen embarrassingly little use during the years that I’ve owned it and I decided it was high time that I got better value from my investment. So I chose a place I’d never been before, coastal South Carolina, to spend a week exploring, sightseeing and learning. From the balcony of my condo I had a gorgeous panoramic view of the golf course, swimming pool and a nearby pond. Immediately outside the balcony was a spectacular, ancient shade tree, pruned and molded to fill the space between the buildings. It had gnarly bark and from one basic trunk, it wound and twisted it’s way up to higher than the three stories of the adjacent buildings. As I sat on the balcony enjoying ... read more

So it's been quite a while since I last updated this blog! I have more free time now, since when I leave work I don't go home to homework (oh, it is truly amazing), and so here I am, updating the good ol' travel blog. A few weeks ago I went to South Carolina with my boyfriend, Shawn, and a few friends. We drove there. Twenty-five hours straight. Couldn't tell you how we did it. We broke up the drive on the way back and that was much more fun. Anyway, we stayed on Edisto Island, which is about 45 minutes south of Charleston. It's a lovely little place with 15 churches! (There's a church on every corner in the south, it would seem.) We spent time on the beach, made pina coladas and pizza, hung ... read more