Our First 4th in South Carolina

Neither of us had to work on the 4th, so we got to spend a wonderful day together. We started the day by heading out to the Mount Pleasant Area- our agenda was to find four Turtles on the Town and one letterbox.


Our first stop was the Charleston Harbor Resort, just down the road from Patriot's Point. Here, we found Lowcountry Louie. This turtle was absolutely beautiful! It was definitely one of our favorites. The turtle was done in mosaic tiles and was positioned right beside the harbor.


Next, we drove a short ways down the road to Cassandra. She was on display in front of a jewelry store. This was the first turtle I'd seen done in this style of painting. It is not my favorite, but it was still nice to see the turtle. I did enjoy how the artist had painted familiar local scenes on the turtle such as the Ravenal Bridge, Rainbow Row, Morris Island Lighthouse, and the fountain in Charleston's Waterfront Park.


Our 3rd stop was in the I'on area of Mount Pleasant. First, we found the Strictly for the Birds Letterbox. This was a great box. The hide was quite possibly the best we've ever seen. It was very clever. If you're ever in the area, I highly recommend this box.


Also in I'on was the Lost Years Turtle. It was situated by a pond. The picture of Darren at the top was taken by the water here. This turtle was high up on a custom made pedestal. It was hard to get a good look at her.


Our Last turtle was out on Daniel Island. We drove around, confused for a bit, before we finally found the turtle. (B)Loggerhead Turtle was actually in the lobby of the Blackbaud building. It looked closed, but the door was open, so we went inside and took a few pictures of the turtle. It was suspended form the ceiling.


After was rested at home for a few hours, we headed out to Wannamaker Park to meet Rock Star and Mouse Nanny who were in town visiting from North Carolina. We exchanged and went with them to find 3 boxes in the park, one of which we hadn't found yet. It was great to meet and talk with them! After another few hours rest and some dinner at home, we headed out to Gahagan Fields to stake out our spot to watch the fireworks.


Cortney and Jesse and Cortney's family (mom, dad, and sister) visiting from Ohio joined us later. The fireworks started 30 minutes after schedule. They lasted 31 minutes! The fireworks were beautiful and I have recently discovered that I really enjoy photographing them. It was very late once we finally got home. What a wonderful 4th of July!