After over a month and a half of non-stop weekend visits from friends, Suzanne’s sister Caroline had the honor of being our final guest for the foreseeable future, a fact that is both exciting and somewhat lamentable. This weekend was a busy one. It started off gloriously on Saturday morning with a bit of hilarity. A man was attempting to ride a bike down Ashley Avenue in front of MUSC while carrying a 12-foot ladder. What possessed him to even attempt this feat no one can be for certain. We waited with bated breath for the inevitable tumble, which occurred probably 10 seconds after we first spotted the guy. After falling face-first into asphalt and monkey-rolling a couple of times as the ladder bounced erratically on the ground next to him, the man ripped off his shirt and flexed his muscles in some sort of weird ‘I’m ok, but I want you to know I’m enraged’ way. Convinced he wasn’t seriously injured, we sputtered down the road in hyperventilation.
We spent Saturday afternoon at James Island County Park, first attending a cookout and then making our way over to the East Coast Canoe and Kayak Festival. I spent most of our time at the festival in a state of near salivation, as it was definitely a water-enthusiast’s dream. Practically any form of water recreation not involving mechanical motion was on display and for a small price, you could try out the myriad of products all afternoon. If it wasn’t for Finley’s frequent attempts to scream “Help! I’m hot!” by diving underneath the miniscule shade created by beached canoes, we might still be out there paddling away.
Following our return to the peninsula, we fought the crowds to take in the Blue Angels show over the harbor. I actually wasn’t aware that the show was taking place this weekend until Friday, when three of the jets streaked over Cannon Park at an altitude of 100 feet, leaving me standing completely upright, gawking mouth agape while trembling. The show was pretty spectacular, and the day as a whole would have been perfect had it not been for the sorry display of a lack of emotional fortitude by the host at Blind Tiger Pub. After a whopping total of 3 parties of 3 people each converged on the restaurant at the same time, the host threw a conniption fit even though the situation was completely free of anything resembling stress, ordering everyone to ‘return to the front and start over one by one’. This sadly wasn’t the first instance of this guy failing that we have witnessed. Needless to say, we left and will probably not be patronizing the place for a while, which is a shame since we are frequent customers.
Our Sunday was spent in a fashion that is becoming a tradition when guests are in town: lunch at Poe’s Tavern, a simple burger/chicken restaurant located on Sullivan’s Island themed after the famous author and poet who spent time serving his country at nearby Fort Moultrie, followed by an afternoon on the top deck at Red’s at Shem Creek. From the deck, we were able to see Sunday’s Blue Angels show, a flock of pelicans emulating the jets (poorly), a performance by a family of dolphins, and a beast fight between Finley and a 7 week old Labrador retriever puppy that was observed by a woman in biker chaps who looked horrifyingly similar to the Cryptkeeper from Tales from the Crypt. It was the first time Finley had employed her new fighting technique of ‘ram my butt into you until you just submit’ and probably the first time I looked at her as being ‘big’. She’s growing so quickly.
Man those Blue Angels shots are awesome. Nice work Sooz!
Lots of great new shots. Sounds like a very full weekend!
loving the Blue Angel shots. I seriously gotta buy the same camera.
Thanks ya’ll, I really appreciate the compliments! I enjoyed every minute with Caroline. The shots were just icing on the Cake.
Aww your so sweet!
Best weekend ever! Miss you already!
Poe’s? Without me? Again? I’m getting a little offended. Seriously, though, the pictures are awesome. Strong work, Suzy!
Wow Suz! Your photographs are amazing, clear, vibrant colors, with lots of shades and sun shadows for definition. Chris, I love your descriptions as you are quite the writer. I am so happy you had fun with Caroline too. SOS misses you two.
I miss poe’s……I need to come visit. yall are making me jealous. Suz I do believe you and I went to poe’s for the first time together? or was I making that up?
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