Separate but Equal
We left Savannah and made our way to Charleston, SC. Seen along the way…
We arrive in Charleston and for the first time in 23 days, Glenda and Susan will be separated (as is turns out, for less than 24 hours). Glenda’s manfriend, Chris, arrives to spend the weekend in Charleston. Here are our separate accounts of our 20 hours apart:
Susan
I opt to explore the city on foot taking in the architecture, the bay, the people and the sights along the way. I notice that as a woman on my own, vendors and street kids approach often to solicit me. Sometimes for a purchase, sometimes to ask a question (not sure why) or sometimes just to annoy me! Definitely different.
It’s a beautiful city by the water – gorgeous with sailboats on the bay. The southern wrought iron gates. Lovely. I dropped in at Fleet Landing for a drink and dinner at the bar.
Glenda and Chris
We start off with the intention of exploring the “holy city”. Only a few blocks from our hotel, we espy a honey store offering mead tastings. Of course we have to go in and try it!
After meandering through some utterly charming neighborhoods, we are ready for a beer and some chow. We find a fab restaurant that somewhat self-deprecatingly professes to offer the “2nd best shrimp and grits in Charleston”. We give them a go and would definitely vote for them to be #1.
We Are Reunited
We all have tickets for a tour of houses sponsored by the Charleston Preservation Society – inside and out. We put on our walking shoes and head south to the battery on another gorgeous day. The houses run the gamut from the very old and sparsely decorated (quirky owners?) to genteel traditional to Yankee transplant/Pilates studio owner to modern industrial interior designer/transformer of a cotton warehouse. The owners of the latter were also docents and we got to chat with them about the space. We NYC types loved the cotton warehouse and would move in if we could! Photos were not allowed so sorry we can’t share!
Dinner with Friends!
Yay more guests!! We meet up for dinner with our return guests, Gerry and Sonya, and now add Gerry’s cousin Lorraine into the mix. Lorraine lives in Mt. Pleasant, SC and suggests a great restaurant Hominy Grill, for dinner. Hominy Grill gives us a new opportunity to eat more grits!! Gerry opts for the Nasty Biscuit with fried chicken on top and shockingly consumes the whole thing!!! Lordy!!
Another great day in the South!! Good night!! Tomorrow, it’s back to the Glenda and Susan show..onward to New Bern, NC.
Love that you had company on this leg and Mead, what an idea for us. Sue you are just a magnet for vendors and kids, it’s that Jersey vibe. Sorry the trip has ended, can’t wait for the next one!
Sorry I’m late to this but I believe those were guinea hens.