About three hours after dropping into bed the wake up call woke me up, and I staggered around until it was time to meet Skyring in the lobby. We were flying at roughly the same time, and while we’d had an offer to go in convoy with the Pedersens, I made a judgment call and [...]

Sunday night there was some sort of a function on at one of the rooftop gardens, and I though it was private and I wasn't invited until Heather wandered up, her usual full-on energetic self, and invited me. But I thought about it and realized that I was absolutely exhausted, so I hung out with [...]

According to the mule driver, this monument to Calhoun has an amusing history. There was originally a different monument, which apparently was unpopular in general, and specially would frequently get eggs and rotten tomatoes thrown at it due to Calhoun having been pro-slavery. The solution? A 50-foot pedestal.

At Marion Square Persephone takes a shower Squirty fountain Pineapple

Lunchtime came around, a scheduled two hours to go somewhere and do something. So, I hooked up with Molyneux, Netstation, and Skyring and we headed downtown to the market area to a nice microbrewery with giant vats of beer bubbling away behind glass, and wooden staircases stretching up into the rafters. They were a tad [...]

A gentle breeze blows, taking the edge off the heat of the sun. In this ten foot square, surrounded on two sides by thick soon-to-blossom jasmine, it is peaceful and quiet and gentle. I sit, listening to the sound of a bird singing, the creak of branches against the trellis. I look upwards into a [...]

There is exquisite ironwork all around Charleston. Gates, “windows”, balconies. I’ve heard that there’s a kind of tradition that if the gate stands open, you're able to go in and explore the gardens, which are often fantastically beautiful. In fact, I believe it's Easter when they have the Big Event–garden tours. They’re quite pricey, but [...]

Sunday morning arrived too soon on the heels of late Saturday night (or early Sunday morning). Solittletime and I had multiple alarms set and just about made it down to the catered breakfast, which was decidedly yummy. I had tried grits for the first time on this trip and they were fine. I’m told that [...]