Just got back from a week long vacation at Folly Beach in South Carolina.<\/p>\n
It was like Ohio with sand.<\/p>\n
Let that sink in for a moment. If you’ve pictured gray skies, crowds of annoying people, endlessly barking dogs, and… well… sand, you’ve got it.<\/p>\n
We did have about a day and a half of sunshine, but mostly it was gray skies and rain. Along with some “almost just about to rain”. You know, like Ohio.<\/p>\n
So, the highlights of the trip shouldn’t take long. Let’s see…<\/p>\n
1. I got to swim in the ocean. Was “swim-trunks free” for a while, until the jelly fish began their attack. I got stung 5 times over a couple days. Not “there”, but it was enough to get me out of the water each time. And then back into the water when it stopped hurting. Hey, I drove 11 hours to beach – you think a jelly fish is going to stop me? The answer is “yes” – but only after a hit that left a welt and a red mark the size of a half-dollar.<\/p>\n
2. Ate a Low Country Shrimp Boil. I’m not going to list the ingredients – you can look it up – but it was good and worth the mess.<\/p>\n
3. Walked from one end of the beach (2 hours round trip) to the the other (3 hours round trip). This was over 2 of the gray days – and the second was followed up with a walk around historic Charleston. I’m not much of a history guy – all the old buildings pretty much look like old buildings to me – but the museum we stumbled upon was cool and it’s always interesting to people watch.<\/p>\n
4. Got green tea at the Black Magic Cafe, had a sandwich at the ‘Wich Doctor, and then dinner at the Drop In Grill. The names were more interesting than the restaurants – but at least they were trying. Oh, and had a really good chicken taco at a place called Taco Boy. I guess there’s only so much clever you can have on one island.<\/p>\n
I did a lot of reading, walked on the beach in a sweatshirt (yes, really), and tried to relax. I mostly succeeded at that – I mean, I wasn’t at work – but it wasn’t really the vacation I expected. The company was good, though. \ud83d\ude42
\nI had some friends watch ThunderCat while I was gone and when I got home he purred so hard I thought he was going to pull a muscle or something. He let me hold him for about 2 minutes – a new record! (he’s not a cuddler) – and we’ve been hanging out this evening.<\/p>\n
So, that’s it for my 2014 beach vacation. Ummm… I didn’t get sunburned this time. Yep, silver linings…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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