Spider hanging out at the marina
At least I think it's an Orb Weaver. Am fascinated by the pattern on its back!
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe Fanny Flagg (I think)
Have decided to go the dry bag route (ordered one minutes ago) with the good camera. Good suggestion about ziplock bags with desiccant packs!
Thanks to all who responded! Might pursue one of the suggestions for a point and shoot/compact/bridge camera in the future.
Dear Robert, You and Nortfish gave me the push I needed! I have decided I am taking my good equipment, and I am going to pursue a dry bag! I don't know why I even thought about not taking my good camera. We have been up and down the ICW twice, and we moored in Marathon for several months without incident.
Decision has been made! Thanks!
Bonnie
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens
Am spending two weeks in the British Virgin Islands on a sailboat. I don't want to take my "good" Sony camera and lenses as we'll be traveling light and dingying to shore daily. Any suggestions for a point and shoot camera between $100-$300? Thanks in advance!
October is a perfect time to visit Charleston!
Walking Tour or Carriage/Bus Tour (start at the Visitors' Center on Meeting Street) Note: Each carriage tour only covers one quadrant (to eliminate traffic congestion) of the city; not sure if the bus tours have to comply with the same tour rules
Civil War: Fort Sumter National Monument, Liberty Square Visitor Education Center, Fort Moultrie, the H.L. Hunley, Warren Lasch Conservation Center, Charleston Museum, Fort Lamar Heritage Preserve, Confederate Museum, Citadel Museum, The Battery, Aiken-Rhett Mansion, City Hall
Rainbow Row; City Market
Avery Research Center Bull Street
Unitarian Church Cemetery (a must-see IMHO)
St. Philip's Anglican Church
Middleton Plantation (best and oldest), Boone (most well-known), Magnolia (best wildlife), Drayton Hall (best preserved)
Patriots' Point and the USS Yorktown, Vietnam Museum
Walk over the Ravenal Bridge
Shem Creek (Restaurants: Waters' Edge, Vicery's, Tavern and Table, The Wreck)
Birds of Prey Awendaw (check website for hours)
Sullivan's Island (Beach): Restaurants: The Obstinate Daughter, Poe's Tavern
Charleston Tea Plantation (most unusual) (only one in NA) Wadmalaw Island
Joe Riley Waterfront Park (pineapple fountain)
St. Michael's Church
Angel Oak Johns Island
Mt. Pleasant Restaurants: The Pickled Palate, Page's Okra Grill, Five Loaves Cafe, Red Drum
Charleston Restaurants: Fleet Landing, Five Loaves Cafe, Halls Chop House, Fig (reservations), Husk (reservations), Rue de Jean (near Visitors' Center), Grill 225 (rooftop); Mason's on N. Market Street (lobster rolls), Gaulart & Maliclet (Broad Street), Rappahannock Oyster House. The Vendue (rooftop) I personally did not like Hymans Seafood Restaurant...touristy, you'll like it if you like being herded; my entree was not that great
34 West Theater (live performances)
Isle of Palms (beach, restaurant The Boat House)
You can take the water taxi from Patriots' Point to Charleston
"Only in South Carolina" (website) frequently features sites/restaurants in Charleston and the environs