Edge of America Part Two

I'm back with part two from our trip to Folly Beach the week before Christmas (Part One Here)!  The two and half weeks since we returned have been absolute craziness.  I left you at the end of part one about mid-way through our week long stay.  One day Wyatt went into the city to do some Christmas shopping alone and the rest of us went to Middleton Place.  We had been years ago on a family vacation but didn't tour the house.  This time we took the tour and were delighted to see some of the items in the house, including a signed note by Abraham Lincoln.

On our way back to the house, we stopped for a late lunch at Corey's Grilled Cheese.  Allison and I both opted to create our own by getting pimento cheese and provolone on sourdough bread.  It was one of the best grilled cheese sandwiches I have had.  Dad got the Downtown which was brie and chevre, fig spread, apple, and fried onions on sourdough.  Mom got Cory's Famous which was muenster cheese, bacon, and honey dijon on cinnamon raisin swirl bread.  We also got a basket of fresh kettle chips with honey mustard to share.  Everything was great!  We had our dinner party in that night. The next day we had some rain and ended up just hanging out most of the day after lunch because of the weather and people feeling under the weather.  After lunch, Wyatt and I were going to take a bike ride but it started really raining by the time we made it back out of our neighborhood so I turned around and went back.  Wyatt insisted on continuing on and rode around in the rain.

Sad this is the only picture I have while wearing my 'On Vaca' sweater.

Our last day was sunny and windy! Wyatt and I had breakfast at Lost Dog Cafe and then went down to the beach and tried to get some pictures.  Needless to say the wind made that a difficult task.

After that Wyatt and I drove into downtown to kill some time before meeting up with the rest of my family.  We HAD to stop by the Pineapple Fountain.  We did a quick visit to the fountain and the park and then toured the City Gallery which is right at the park's edge.  After that we were starting to get hungry so we went and got lobster rolls from a food truck we had been seeing all week that we noticed downtown that day.

We met up with my family to tour the Edmonston-Alston House on Bay Street.  We had never toured any of the houses in the city so it was nice to get a little insight to what those have been like over the years.

After that we walked around some of the historic district before splitting up.  Allison and I needed to finish getting our Christmas gift for mom so the two of us and Wyatt went back to city market.  Allison had found a bracelet we had wanted to get my mom well before our trip but it sold out pretty quickly online.  Wyatt and I checked in the shop she had found them online while my parents and her had lunch that day before we met up and found out the shop was also completely sold out.  We had noticed some other rice bead jewelry in the City Market so we decided to go in search of a bracelet there.  We were successful!  On our way back to the house we decided to stop by a bakery we had found online before our last trip to Folly, Sugar Bakeshop.  First of all, it's an adorable shop.  Second, the sweets were amazing! I got a couple of cupcakes but I honestly wanted one of each and everything I saw.

Wyatt and I got dinner from Chico Feo and took it to go for our last meal.  We both got the Pho which was so tasty!  I could use some of that on this chilly day.  I would say we got up and hit the road bright and early the next morning but it was still dark out when we left for the Hoosier state.  I really enjoyed yet another family vacation and another trip to my favorite city.

Pineapple Obsession

My pineapple obsession has been going strong for a couple of years now.  I love all things pineapple including eating the fruit itself!  Luckily for me, pineapples are very in right now.  Here are some of my favorite pineapple items.

Follow Amanda's board Pineapple on Pinterest.

Check out some more pineapple finds on my pinterest board dedicated to my love for pineapple.

Folly Favorites: Sites

I promise, I do more than eat on vacation.  Here are a few of my favorite sites, stores, etc. from the trip last week!

Pineapple Fountain (Charleston)

Historic District (Charleston)

King Street (Charleston)

(image via my dad)

Shop 'til you drop on King Street!

Palm Avenue (Charleston)

A Lilly Pulitzer store on King Street=heaven.  

Morris Island Light (Folly Beach)

If you drive (or ride a bike like Wyatt and I did) to one end of the Folly, there is a walking path out to a beach where you can see this lighthouse.  Definitely recommend this short little walk.  The beach on that end of the island is almost deserted.  It was amazing to ride the bikes along.  If you look up at the picture above, you can see the Ravenel bridge in the distance.  Amazing.

Angel Oak (Johns Island)

This massive and very old tree is a sight to see.  It's simply amazing how big this tree is.  

Arthur Ravenel Jr Bridge (connecting Charleston with Mt. Pleasant)

Palmetto Brewing (Charleston)

Stop by to sample some of their brews and take a brewery tour!

Folly Boat (Folly Beach)

The Folly Boat is a boat that washed ashore during Hurricane Hugo.  Nobody claimed it.  Somewhere along the way, people began to paint messages and pictures on the boat.  This was the boat on our way out to head home in honor of the horrific events at Charlie Hebdo in Paris just days before.

Summer Vacation 2014: Part 2

After Savannah, we drove over to Charleston for the remainder of the week/vacation.  Instead of taking the interstates, we opted for highways off the beating path.  On our way in, we stopped to check out the Angel Oak and boy am I glad we did.  The Live Oak is massive and just amazing to see.  

After the Angel Oak, we drove over to Mt. Pleasant to check into our rental.  We used Airbnb to rent an apartment.  We stayed in a place right on Shem creek!  It had this amazing dock right out to the creek.  We loved the location and the owner was the nicest person.  We enjoyed watching sunset over the marsh with her on her back porch one evening.  Of course I made Wyatt go to Sticky Fingers on our first night in town.  It's a nostalgic favorite of mine.  

We walked around the historic district in Charleston.  I seriously love that place so much.  So much history and beauty that I can walk around the streets for hours just admiring it all and not get bored.  We had rain one day so we decided to drive over to Folly Beach for lunch and to try to see the Morris Island Light.  Unfortunately about three quarters of the way on the path to the beach (which is down an old road that is no longer traveled by cars), it began to pour on us.  We made it to beach's edge, saw the lighthouse for a second, and darted back to car.  

We had so many good eats on this trip.  We found this funky little dive bar, the Tattooed Moose, thanks to the guestbook in our apartment.  It was so delicious.  We also tried a new place to us, Prohibition, for our last meal there.  Oh my goodness, was it good.  We started with a duck quesadilla and then I got a Carolina Roll (blue crab and shrimp roll topped with fried oysters).  We tried Rita's on Folly Beach per the suggestion of one of my favorite bloggers, Megan from Holy City Chic.  I had the Southbound burger....a burger with pimento cheese!  We also made sure to eat at Hyman's Seafood.