I am a little late to post on our trip to Charleston, SC in May, but a few other things took priority:)
We hopped in the car Wednesday May 22 for our trek to South Carolina for the first time. Our midpoint on the way down there was Huntersville, NC, which was a bit out of our way, but worth the extra time since we got to see some family, Karl & Merna Hesse! We arrived at their farm around 6 and were able to chat for a bit and then take a ride with the girls on the golf cart to see the goats and horses. Then we meandered over to the chicken coop and the girls got to collect some eggs for breakfast in the morning. We ended up cracking two of them (as the girls were 'tossing' them in the bucket); we learned that the chickens will actually eat the eggs- if they are cracked.
After a great dinner and discussion about the history of the greenback and the general concept of money, we hit the hay to prep for our drive the following day. Full of oatmeal, berries, and eggs- we continued our trek to the next Carolina in our journey.
*Karl and Lucy after dinner; Merna and the girls the morning we left checking out the Hesse library.*
We chose South Carolina so we could visit our friend Brian, who has a beautiful daughter the same
age as our girls. We knew Brian when he lived in Baltimore and haven't seen him in quite some time (too long)! He graciously let us stay in his home for our 4-day stay. We were able to go to Folly Beach twice and checked out Charleston proper a couple times as well. Every night of our stay we had the bonfire going out back with good brew and good conversation. Of course, the best part of the visit was being able to see an old friend and watch our kids play. It's an entirely different dynamic in your friendship when you can see your own offspring interact with an old friend's offspring. There are unspoken truths that we both can understand now as well.
Some of the places that we experienced, that I want to remember for next time!
We hopped in the car Wednesday May 22 for our trek to South Carolina for the first time. Our midpoint on the way down there was Huntersville, NC, which was a bit out of our way, but worth the extra time since we got to see some family, Karl & Merna Hesse! We arrived at their farm around 6 and were able to chat for a bit and then take a ride with the girls on the golf cart to see the goats and horses. Then we meandered over to the chicken coop and the girls got to collect some eggs for breakfast in the morning. We ended up cracking two of them (as the girls were 'tossing' them in the bucket); we learned that the chickens will actually eat the eggs- if they are cracked.
After a great dinner and discussion about the history of the greenback and the general concept of money, we hit the hay to prep for our drive the following day. Full of oatmeal, berries, and eggs- we continued our trek to the next Carolina in our journey.
**Karl and Lucy after dinner; Merna and the girls the morning we left checking out the Hesse library.*
We chose South Carolina so we could visit our friend Brian, who has a beautiful daughter the same
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| Sitting outside of Magnolia's restaurant on Memorial Day |
Some of the places that we experienced, that I want to remember for next time!
- Folly Beach
- Farmers Market in Charleston
- Heart Woodfire Kitchen
- Piggly Wiggly: the only one around where you can get growlers from about 100 draft beers on site!
- Black Bean Co. restaurant (feel good food, but in the not-fried and fatty way)
- Magnolias restaurant (feel good food, but in the fried and southern way)... I am sure there were healthier options but we got the seafood and cheesy grits and a fried green tomato BLT... yum
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