{"id":465,"date":"2010-06-24T05:22:23","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T11:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.keloland.com\/lund\/?p=465"},"modified":"2023-07-20T21:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T21:00:12","slug":"charleston-and-myrtle-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jodystaples.com\/main\/charleston-and-myrtle-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Charleston And Myrtle Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, when someone more knowledgeable than you about the South says, \u201cJune, July and August are not most ideal months to be visiting Dixie,\u201d they speak the truth.<\/p>\n

It was already 85 degrees at 8:30 Wednesday morning when we left the motel for our city tour of Charleston, South Carolina. I wised-up this time, though; booking our ride with Grey Line whose busses are air conditioned.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"charleston<\/p>\n

\u00a0We had another very informed driver\/narrator but she, like all native Charlestonians, still have a hard time accepting the fact that the South lost the Civil War. In fact, they insist on calling that conflict \u201cThe war between the states\u201d or..in some extreme cases, \u201cThe war of Northern aggression.\u201d Our lady driver bristled a bit when I asked her about it. \u201cThe term Civil War <\/em>is a misnomer,\u201d she explained. The South did not instigate a rebellion. Thirteen southern states in 1860-61 simply chose to secede from the Union and go their own way, like the thirteen colonies did when they seceded from Britain.\u201d \u201cUhhh, okay..I didn\u2019t mean to p**s you off,\u201d I said.\u00a0 \u201cOh, no..I enjoy setting the record straight,\u2019 she replied. You can take the Rebel out of the fight but you can\u2019t take the fight out of the Rebel.<\/p>\n

After our hour and a half ride around town (which we all agreed wasn\u2019t as impressive as Savannah) we climbed aboard a big boat for a tour of the Charleston Harbor that included close encounters with the beautiful new Cooper River bridge<\/p>\n

\"Savannah

Savannah also has a diamond design bridge like this. Very attractive!<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0and, of course, the place where the Civil wa\u2026ooops, war between the states, began: Fort Sumter.<\/p>\n

\"charleston<\/p>\n

We had hoped to visit more of historic Charleston like the old market and a few churches but it was just too hot to be out walkin\u2019 around so we departed for Myrtle Beach and the Atlantic Ocean. It\u2019s only about a hundred miles but heavy traffic and lots of lights kept our pace slow which gave us plenty of time to find a hotel through our discount room rate coupon books which we picked up at the welcome center\u00a0. Something with an ocean view would be nice. But each place we called was either full..too expensive or wouldn\u2019t honor our coupons.<\/p>\n

As we got closer to Myrtle Beach we began to realize that we should have done a lot more research. This is not the quaint\u00a0community of 30 thousand people\u00a0with lots of golf courses we had pictured.\u00a0 Well, it is..but it’s also\u00a0one big amusement park with giant water parks, roller coasters and go-cart tracks that attract waves of sun and fun seeking tourists in big SUV’s packed with kids.<\/p>\n

\"If

If you like big crowds and billions of people, Myrtle Beach is the place for you!<\/p><\/div>\n

The traffic might be compared to Manhattan during rush hour. We finally found a place to stay off the beaten path and, after a delicious dinner at a fantastic seafood restaurant last night, we decided to leave this congested corner of the Carolinas and head for Charlotte early to check out the new NASCAR museum and then point Big Red toward home.<\/p>\n

I forgot to get Linda a card for our 26th<\/sup> anniversary..so I\u2019m guessing it\u2019s going to be cool enough in the car that I might not need to run the air conditioning.<\/p>\n

Happy Anniversary, honey!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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