Visiting the Old Santee Canal | Biggins Church Ruins | Moncks Corner, SC | January 2016 On our second weekend in the Southeast, the heat and humidity that welcomed us to Charleston vanished, leaving us freezing in the 40’s. We decided that this was perfect weather for visiting a “swamp”, so we headed inland to…
After our first two weeks of living in Charleston, we were feeling a little down about the whole hiking situation. We had given it some attempts, but the trails were closed due to either flooding or hunting season. Aside from that, there are obviously no mountains nearby, so the views we’d be getting would be…
After being landlocked my whole life, I used to never understand why people who lived so close to the ocean didn’t spend all their free time taking advantage of this luxury. But now, I am one of them! I mean, I think the closest beach is around 30 minutes away, so it’s not like it’s right in…
There’s nothing like the feeling of reaching your final destination after a long trip. For us, this destination was long anticipated after not only 3500 miles and 15 states, but also for several years prior. This was one of those things we knew for sure: we’d be spending some time in the charming city of Charleston,…
Moving from Tucson, AZ to Charleston, SC, by way of Arkansas, Iowa, and Michigan | December 2015 I had previously shared the quick run down of our great cross-country move, but now that we’re getting our pictures (and our life) sorted out down here, I wanted to share a bit more about the details of our…
Merry Christmas everyone! I write to you from our new home in South Carolina. It was weird to not be with family on this holiday, but I’m thankful for the memories we made together, and that we were able to see both of our families before moving here. After 2 and a half months of…