Blogs from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North America - page 19

Things to ponder and think about. I did a days work at a place called Dataw Island Marina (punch that into Google and see what I mean!......hmmmmm…..google another global monopoly that may justify its own installment……anyway back to Dataw Island) yesterday and the place quite frankly is bullshit. It’s a gated community where you need white or grey hair, own a golf buggy have a house that has a minimum of 33 bedrooms, have a selection of boats, like golf, be dripping with money and well....... be white! Its surprising too as just like Glen Alpine, Mount Annan or any other typical western suburb new development urban sprawl in Sydney while the houses seemed nice enough they kind of all looked the same, as if the owners had purchased a mansion off the shelf. What was ... read more

As always we have thoroughly enjoyed our time in Charleston, South Carolina. It has become our hometown filled with friends, fun, and tons of great cultural and culinary delights (gotta love that southern cooking). Besides enjoying all this city has to offer we have also been busy preparing for the next adventure. Our plan is to sail to the Caribbean for the next 2-3 years; thru the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, the Windward and Leeward Islands, and the Grenadines. We are super excited and of course a little nervous too. In preparation for this big adventure we have made some substantial changes to the Rum Runner. First off, we have upgraded to the new Beneteau 49 which allowed us to increase our capacity and comfort for the years ahead. We have added extra fuel tanks and ... read more

Got woken up by Hannah early in the morning, whispering from outside my tent. I eventually got up, very tired and went to meet her near reception to go for a walk on the beach. I went to the bathroom and saw that Amy was coming as well. We headed down to the beach and noticed it was very cloudy, we were pretty disappointed because it was a lovely night last night. We didn’t make it as far as the pier and turned back because we couldn’t really see much. Arriving back at the campsite everyone else was beginning to get up so people started packing their tents. Dave and I made a hot breakfast for everyone then started getting yelled at by Jon because we hadn’t packed our tent yet, even though we just made ... read more

We drove from Fayetteville to Charleston this afternoon, and we are in probably the prettiest Holiday Inn I've ever seen. Jerry and I always get a suite because I'm not sure we could live without a mini-fridge. The room is huge, the bed is so comfortable, and the staff is so nice! We had the absolute most wonderful time. First up was exploring Ft. Moultrie. You have to understand something. My husband, the historian, had never been here. And still knew everything about the old fort. Another Civil War site down! Tonight we went to the aquarium to watch the fireworks. We had plenty of time, saved our spot on the steps overlooking the water (eventually had to battle a group of 10 people for our spot, seriously, lady, if you're "saving" the spot maybe ... read more

...back to Mount Pleasant Manche von Euch werden sich vielleicht noch erinnern, dass ich vor ungefähr vier Jahren Familie Tonelli in den USA besucht habe. Letztes Wochenende habe ich mich auf die Suche nach alt bekannten Plätzen gemacht und tatsächlich: In der Stadt in Charleston habe ich mich schnell wieder zurecht gefunden. In Mount Pleasant habe ich Marthas und Pauls Montessory Kindergarten wieder gefunden und habe an dem Spielplatz daran gedacht wie wir damals zusammen dort gespielt haben. Zu guter letzt habe ich dann noch nach der Oak Tree Lane in dem neighbourhood Sweetgrass Ausschau gehalten und tatsächlich gefunden. Nur das eigentlich Haus habe ich nicht mehr erkannt. Dafür steht der Target gegnüber der Straße immer noch und an dem Strand von Isle of Palms war ich in der selben Umkleidekabine wie vor vier Jahren ... read more