South Carolina


	August 17, 2005: A Trip to South Carolina




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Time for summer vacation again! This year, I headed out with my buddy Francisco for the South Carolina low country near Hilton Head.

We flew into Atlanta and made a quick stop at Stone Mountain before heading south through the cities of Columbia and Charleston.

After a night of bar-hopping in Charleston and a trip out to Fort Sumter, we continued on our way to Fripp Island, where we joined my sister, her family, and my parents for an enjoyable few days at their beach house. It was a great week!


The entrance to Stone Mountain Park outside of Atlanta, GA	The carving on the mountain, featuring Robert E. Lee	Here I am, posing in front of the mountain	A view of the grounds at Stone Mountain Park	A beautiful covered bridge in the park

Cisco playing Confederate Soldier	We stopped in Columbia, SC, to check out the capitol building	A view of the upper floors in the capitol building	Cisco makes a new friend outside of the Charleston Aquarium	On the boat ride out to Fort Sumter

Where the Civil War began...	Venturing outside the fort’s walls	Playing around one of the many cannons still at the fort	Inside the 200-year-old structure	The remains of the soldiers’ quarters

Cisco explores a tidal pool outside the fort	A look at some of the remaining cannons	An overhead view of the fort’s interior	The beach house on Fripp Island	Looking north along the private beach

Lots of clean, uncrowded sand!	The family settling in for a day in the sun	Cisco and I took a couple of my nephews exploring in the surrounding marshes	A view of the lowlands	The beach on Hunting Island

Playing with the boys on Hunting Island	The lighthouse on Hunting Island	Preparing to make the climb to the top	Looking for alligators in the swamps	Cisco and Liam prepare for more beach time

The water was warm and the surf fun	Playing in the waves	Looking for shells at sunset	Enjoying a meal of Frogmore stew at a local seafood restaurant	Cisco on the balcony outside our room

Having a beer in the warm South Carolina sun	A stop at the Gay Fish Company to see the shrimping boats	A “Forrest Gump” moment on the dock	The shrimping fleet at the Gay Fish Co.	Cisco takes a closer look at the boats

Cisco prepares for another day of fun	The Mercer House in Savannah, site of the Garden of Good and Evil	Exploring one of Savannah’s many parks	Cisco takes a look at the Oglethorpe statue in Savannah	Another “Forrest Gump” moment

Enjoying a feast at Mrs. Wilkes restaurant	Feeling full after the meal	Back to exploring Savannah’s parks	Cisco leads my nephews across one of the many tree-lined streets	Savannah architecture

Down along the Savannah river	On the waterfront	Cisco enjoys some shopping at Blackbeard’s Booty Store	The famous “Waving Girl” of Savannah	What would a trip to the South be without a stop at Piggly Wiggly?