Green lizards are plentiful in South Carolina.
Happy Independence Day! On July 3rd we cleaned out our old apartment, so we are now officially moved to SC! This also means we have driven much, much too much in the past 2 weekends.
Hanging out at Caw Caw Interpretive Park
Due to all the driving, July 4th was a bit of a rest day. We also checked out Caw Caw Nature Preserve, and took a walk through the woods and along the rice marsh trail. We got to walk through a swamp, and Tony laughed as I repeatedly freaked out over all the spiders who were sitting, with their babies, in webs along the trail. Once we cleared the spider section, we were out in the open – which meant we got lots of sun, but no spiders (yay!). We saw an osprey nesting (we think the same osprey also flew over our apartment complex). The bird was quite vocal, maybe it didn’t like us being around its nest? We also heard (but didn’t see) a gator crash through the brush about 10 yards from us.
Sunset before the fireworks.
We then enjoyed a dinner of shrimp scampi, black pepper pasta, cheesy broccoli and key lime pie before venturing out to Sullivan’s Island to got for a walk on the beach and watch some fireworks. We were fortunate to be able to see a bit of the Sullivan’s Island fireworks, both downtown Charleston’s and North Charleston’s celebrations, various private fireworks, as well as the Patriot’s Point celebration. What we did not anticipate was a 2 hour traffic jam to get home, as well as the sheer number of sand flees (think – many, many sand flees) that would all decide to make use their late night snack. Next time, bug spray is a must!
Louisa, after a large wave hit.
July 5th was another beautiful (albeit itchy!) day. We decided to explore Edisto Beach State Park. The drive down to the coast was pretty, and not too crowded. We were able to spend a few hours walking the beach, watching the waves and seeing groups of pelicans fly overhead. They would occasionally hit an air pocket and be held up in a mid-air traffic jam, providing an abrupt halt to the train of birds flying by.
Sullivans Island at sunset.
After Edisto Beach, we went to Pearlz for an early dinner. They have a great happy hour (4-7pm weekdays) and wonderful fresh fish. After dinner we went back to Sullivan’s Island for more time playing in the water, watching the sun set behind us and the sky and water change color. We also spotted a few sand crabs popping up and digging back into the sand, a very sandy colored (larger) crab, as well as several cargo ships making their way out to the open water.
Until our next post, we’ll be busy enjoying peaches and watermelon from Georgia!
