December 31, 2016-January 6, 2017
Bob and I are staying at Folly Beach, SC in an apartment by the beach while our boat is being re-powered in Rockville, SC.
New Year's Eve day was warm and sunny which was a welcome change from Pittsburgh where it was snowing the day I left. I got settled back into the cottage, took a power walk on the beach, and spent the afternoon and evening watching college football bowl games.
The big spectacle in Folly Beach on New Year's Day was the Polar Bear Plunge which is held to benefit Special Olympics. There were at least 1000 people on the beach. Half of them were participants.
New Year's Day (observed) was filled with college football bowl games. The crowning game was the Rose bowl where Penn State sadly lost to University of Southern California 52-49.
One of our favorite pastimes here the Carolina low country is eating lunch in some of the quirky cafes in Folly and the surrounding area.
During the rest of the week we did some sightseeing at Edisto Island (a barrier island south east of Charleston) and Charleston, SC.
The Old Exchange Building was used for business dealings and storage by the merchants of the city who had it built in 1771-1772. Before the Revolution it was used as a meeting place for the Sons of Liberty who elected representatives to attend the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The British occupied Charleston in 1780 (during the Revolution) and used the basement of the building for a prison for patriots who refused to pledge their allegiance to the British Crown.
We got the good news that our new Transmission for the boat was delivered on 1/6/2017 at 12:20 pm. Maybe we will be able to get back to cruising soon.
Thank you for reading my blog.
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| Lots of people were enjoying the warm weather at the beach on New Year's Eve Day. |
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| The enthusiastic crowd runs into the water, |
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| and exits after a quick plunge. |
New Year's Day (observed) was filled with college football bowl games. The crowning game was the Rose bowl where Penn State sadly lost to University of Southern California 52-49.
One of our favorite pastimes here the Carolina low country is eating lunch in some of the quirky cafes in Folly and the surrounding area.
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| The Black Magic Cafe claims to have been casting spells on Folly Beach since 2009. The BLT with avocado sandwiches we had were delicious. |
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| Edisto Beach is the main town on Edisto Island. The lack of commercial development is one of the attractions of island. The island had one small grocery store, a few local restaurants, a seafood house (pictured here), and one gas station. |
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| The beach on Edisto Island is one of the nicest we have seen in the low country. |
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| We always visit the City Market when we are in Charleston. Here you can see the famous sweet grass baskets on display. At the market you can see the creators of these baskets at work. |
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| On this trip we visited the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon Museum. |
The Old Exchange Building was used for business dealings and storage by the merchants of the city who had it built in 1771-1772. Before the Revolution it was used as a meeting place for the Sons of Liberty who elected representatives to attend the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The British occupied Charleston in 1780 (during the Revolution) and used the basement of the building for a prison for patriots who refused to pledge their allegiance to the British Crown.
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| This pictures captures some of the beauty of East Bay Street in the French Quarter of Charleston SC. |
We got the good news that our new Transmission for the boat was delivered on 1/6/2017 at 12:20 pm. Maybe we will be able to get back to cruising soon.
Thank you for reading my blog.
