I knew when I booked the flights that my inbound travel to Charleston was going to be challenging, but the flights turned out to be the easy part. After brief de-icing delays in Chicago, we landed in the rainy part of one of those winter storms with names. Torrential rain combined with after-dark driving, exhaustion and really bad GPS instructions for a very long night driving up the coast. Pro tip: SC Route 41 may call itself "Route 17 Alternate," but that only makes sense if you define "alternate" as "the road you take when you want to make a bad drive in a downpour twice as long and twice as scary and include 200% more hydroplaning."
I learned many important driving lessons on that trip, but enough about that. I slept until noon the next day and then with my Aunt and Uncle as guides, we set about exploring some coastal treasures.
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Boardwalk. Huntington Beach State Park |
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Saltwater Marshes. Huntington Beach State Park |
Two of my Aunt and Uncle's favorite pastimes are visiting Huntington Beach State Park and Brookgreen Gardens, both the legacy of Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington, whom one might call a New York City power couple, among other things. Brookgreen Gardens is the setting for many of Anna Hyatt Huntington's sculptures, and Archer's hobby was donating land and starting up museums.
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Myrtle Tree and Spanish Moss. Brookgreen Gardens |
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Raindrops on ornamental cabbage. Brookgreen Gardens |
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Daffodils. Brookgreen Gardens |
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Live Oak Bark texture. Brookgreen Gardens |
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Heron, Cormorant, Egret. Brookgreen Gardens |
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Cheeky seagull and Ravenel Bridge. Charleston Harbor |
Waterfront Park. Charleston |
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Egret. Charleston Harbor |
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