Blogs from Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North America - page 3

Today was one of those glorious mornings where you get to sleep in until 7am and roll out of your sleeping bag and not have to roll that & your thermarest up! Not only that, but we were all pumped for our first traditional build day with the weather in our favor! We ate some of the 70lbs of DMed day-old bagels from Panera (way to go Noah!) and there was plenty of left over fruit from dinner and bananas from Whole Foods so we ate well before working in the sun all day. NJ presented town facts for Jame’s Island while we ate and then we bid Ryan farewell as we loaded up the 15P and set out for our build. Sea Island Habitat is the third oldest Habitat in world! It’s the third bc ... read more

Charleston has been a destination that I have been fascinated with for years. The laid back mentality has always been a draw and a complete opposite environment compared to New York. I recently went there with my friend Mike. We got through security easily in JFK. Our gate was right near the food court which was very convenient. We went to Cheeburger Cheeburger for lunch. This was the worst food of the trip by far. I ordered a chicken burger and Mike got a regular burger. We both agreed the food was bland with no seasoning at all. Thankfully the fries was decent or the meal would have been a total failure. JetBlue had an effective boarding of the plane. My TV only worked half the time and the other half would go black. Next to ... read more

Growing up in Charleston, one becomes accustomed to various airborne effluents that shape in a visceral way your feel of the city. In my youth, we knew that if the wind blew from the north we would smell the paper plant in North Charleston, an aroma which must be experienced rather than described. My high school driving instructor, whose husband worked at the plant, said it smelled like bacon and eggs to her. The MeadWestVaCo plants is still there today, and still perfumes the air with what my father would have called the sweet attar of roses. In the right sun, viewed from the water or the nearby I-526 bridge, the glass front along the Ashley River reflects glints of light from wavelets in the river, putting on an almost psychedelic show. Today, the smell of ... read more

This cross country road trip is a 40th Wedding Anniversary celebration, so we would be remiss if we did not return to our honeymoon spot, Charleston SC. In 1978 it was August, so you can imagine the temperature outside, but we were young and high 90s-high humidity was fine. It was a little different on this trip...to say the least. The first couple days we were there the weather was cool, but sunny. Perfect weather for walking around and viewing the battery area historic homes, exactly as we remembered them. What wonderful memories! We had a great time, testing out some wonderful restaurants and seeing the old sites. In 1977, we couldn't afford fine dining (or any dining) that I can remember, I think we packed food in our cooler to eat in the hotel. On ... read more

Vendredi, quatre Août, il faut partir de Myrtle Beach pour rejoindre Charleston, puis le soir Savannah en Géorgie. Le ciel est noir, et il pleut à plein temps, mais malgré la pluie, il fait très chaud. A la réception, on me dit tristement que pour la plage, c'est perdu pour la journée. On prend la route, sous une pluie battante. Il y a environ 160 kilomètres pour rejoindre Charleston. Durant les trois heures de trajet, pas la plus petite éclaircie, les routes sont gorgées d'eau, et on pense déjà à un plan alternatif à la visite. Mais, en arrivant sur l'immense pont Arthur Revenel Junior qui permet d'arriver à Charleston, le ciel enfin se fissure et le bleu apparaît timidement. Du coup, on se trompe de sortie, ce qui nous emmène au nord de la ville, ... read more