Beach Day

One of the best things about living in South Carolina is that when you have a weekend with no plans you can look at your spouse on a Thursday and say, "Let's go to the beach this weekend." and it's no problem at all to find yourself here on Saturday:

Letting those white legs soak up some sun on Sullivan's Island

We knew the weather this weekend was going to be beautiful, so we got up early Saturday, threw the bikes on top of the car, and headed to the coast.  Along the way we stopped and did some shopping, I couldn't resist a store called "The Flip Flop Stop" in North Charleston:

By lunchtime we were on Sullivan's Island, and we ate outside on the fun, rustic porch of Home Team BBQ.  Matt got the barbecue:

I got the smoked chicken salad, which will from now on be the chicken salad against which I measure the tastiness of all other chicken salads.  It was delicious.  

After lunch we rode our bikes to the beach and spent some time relaxing and enjoying the perfect warm, breezy, cloud free day.

End of April and the water already feels great!

We ended up riding our bikes the entire length of the island, from one end to the other and back, and along the way we saw some beautiful beach houses and scenery.  Sullivan's Island is so laid back and charming, it was really fun to explore the island on a bike.

Someday I want a house with a tree and swing like this.  The beach view wouldn't hurt either.

That speck in the distance?  It's Fort Sumter.

Cycling wore us out, but a quick stop for frozen yogurt at Yobe had us energized again to walk the boardwalk by Shem Creek.

We headed into Charleston for the evening and had shrimp and crab cakes at Pearlz Oyster Bar on East Bay Street in the middle of all the fun downtown Charleston attractions.  After dinner we strolled all around the city admiring the pretty houses, gardens, shops, and sights.  As it was getting dark and our feet were getting tired, we stumbled across Kaminsky's Dessert Bar.

The bar was too crowded and dark to get pictures, so I stole this from their website so you could see how awesome it looked.

This was the most genius idea, a bar that serves all kinds of decadent desserts and other rich treats.  The drink menu was pages long and involved endless fancy syrups and liqueurs.  Their cake display was constantly changing and you could pick from whatever cake or pie had some slices left at that time or wait to see what masterpiece was brought out next.  I had a slice of oreo pie and a drink called a Charelston Steamer Chocolate Wafer.  It was like drinking sugary heaven.  Matt had a slice of pineapple cake and a milkshake.  After our indulgent dessert splurges we collapsed at our hotel for the night.

It was the perfect way to spend a Saturday- eating good food, laying on the beach, cycling around the island, and wandering around the city.  Only a few more weeks until we get to go back and spend a whole week vacationing there, I can't wait!