Day 2- Folly Beach and Charleston

It was another hot, sunny day in Charleston, perfect for beaching. Temperatures were still in the mid-eighties when we arrived at Folly Beach at 9:30am. The beach was gorgeous and the water warm…bath tub warm. According to the signs it was 83 degrees. At that temperature, even I joined our group for a dip. Unfortunately, none of us read the pamphlet handed to us when we paid our $7.00 …

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Day One, Charleston: Museum and The Battery

Our first full day in Charleston was sunny and hot, hot, hot (96 degrees). It was Sunday and very quiet in town. I don’t know if it was due to the heat or the day of the week. Two adult couples and four boys, ages 12, 12, 15 and 16 made up our group. We introduced ourselves to the city with a visit to the beautifully air-conditioned Visitors Centre …

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Charleston: the Drive, the Accomodations, the Shopping

The Drive We began our trip to South Carolina at 11:30pm Friday night because we had to check into our Charleston accommodations by Saturday evening. My husband had napped so he was well rested for the first shift. I had no problem sleeping in the car until he woke me at 3:30am in Pennsylvania to take over the driving. I found the driving a little stressful because it was …

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Plantations, Civil War and Mint Juleps

We finally decided on our family’s perfect summer 2011 vacation destination. The pre-requisites for this trip were as follows: 1. Low Cost2. Reasonable driving distance 3. Interesting for all family members4. Two weeks in length (ok, we stretched it to 2 ½ weeks)5. Did I mention, Low Cost? Gone with the Wind and Scarlett O’Hara gave us the answer; we’re heading south to Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina …

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