Our hotel was near King St. which is the shopping and dining mecca of the historic section. We ate but we didn't shop. What a lovely day, with more to come on the morrow.
Thursday, November 5, 2020
On Saturday morning we reluctantly left the cozy home and warm fellowship of our friends in Lancaster, SC and headed to Myrtle Beach. We had never been there and wanted to say we had seen the beach. Unfortunately, the press of humanity (most wearing masks outside?) kept us from seeing very much of the water.
The saving grace of our stop here was the variety show "One" at the Alabama Theater following a delicious dinner at the Flying Fish.
Sunday morning, we left our hotel with a bagged breakfast consisting of an orange, a small bottle of water and a packet of instant oatmeal. Go figure! How each hotel we stayed in handled the complimentary breakfast was interesting and we concluded some took the Covid restrictions as a cop-out. But, we did not go hungry, I assure you, as breakfast is our favorite meal of the day.
Charleston, SC was our special destination and we used our time to see as much of the historical section as possible.
Our hotel was so conveniently located and once we parked the car, it didn't move it until we left.
After getting settled we took a Grayline tour of the historic section so that we could get an overview and know where we wanted to spend the next day.
This one held some fun seasonal touches. Can you find them?
When we turned a corner across from this stately old church, the sun was hiding behind the steeple and sharing its rays with us.
I said at the beginning of chronicling this journey that the most memorable experiences were those that involved interaction with people.
We can honestly say that Charleston has the friendliest people. Folks who recognized us as tourists stopped and offered suggestions and interesting tidbits about the city. We loved seeing this wonderful, beautiful, old city up close and personal.
Our hotel was near King St. which is the shopping and dining mecca of the historic section. We ate but we didn't shop. What a lovely day, with more to come on the morrow.
We were leaving Charleston for Savannah this next day but before we left the city, I had arranged to meet a fellow blogger and artist for breakfast.
The Mash & Mercantile restaurant was within several blocks of our hotel so we decided to walk it. We might not would do that again, but at least we got our steps in for the day.
I started following Kerry Steele's blog and Instagram several years ago, and found her paintings to be inspirational and so near the style I envisioned myself painting one day. She was kind enough to meet us which provided me the opportunity to thank her for what her love for painting and interior design had meant to me through the years.
Yes, it is the personal interactions, the lives that touched yours that make memories so endearing and worthy holding on to for a while.
I have one more installment before finishing up this trip, so check back tomorrow for a glimpse of Savannah.
Elizabeth "Libby" Day

Hello, My name is Libby. I enjoy reading good books, painting, blogging, spending time with friends and whatever my "Heart" leads me to do. Welcome to Beauty Without Within.
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