So 2010 marked our 10 year reunion of that vacation. We batted around numerous ideas of locations and finally decided on Charleston, South Carolina. It's a location that has been on both of our lists for a while so we picked the week around Memorial Day weekend and off we went!
Since Lelaine was planning on driving from DC, I thought I'd fly into DC and accompany her on the trip down. Little did I realize that it was a 9 hour drive, but we made the best of it!
We picked up our Nissan Versa rental car in DC and headed out on the road. With it being Memorial Day, we thought a visit to Colonial Williamsburg would be fitting. It was a really hot day and we had a leisurely start to the day, but we made it in time to watch the reading of the Constitution, pop into some of the old time shops, browse an outdoor shopping tent, and grab some sandwiches at a gourmet food/cheese/wine shop.
Highlights of the rest of the day's drive included a ferry ride and dinner at the Golden Corral then a stopover at a South Carolina Red Roof Inn and then it was back on the road to Charleston. Driving the next day, Lelaine entertained my request to stop at South of the Border! South of the Border was something I used to remember always seeing signs for during my childhood family vacations and it was always exciting to get to stop there. Now...as an adult...it was still fun to see, but it was more a nostalgic visit. The place was huge...Paco definitely expanded his land area and there seemed to be a lot more buildings than I remembered.
And then...Charleston! We checked into our hotel and then we were off to get some lunch! Some of the trip highlights include: Hominy Grill, Magnolia Plantation, Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka, oysters, fried chicken, shrimp and grits, ghost tours, sweet water basket price comparisons, crabbing, and lots of checking out local shops.
