For some reason, since we've been married I've been waking up way earlier than ever before. I don't know if it's related to excitement or the fact that my husband snores like a polar bear with a head cold. Either way, I'm hoping it continues when I go back to work next week!
Monday when we woke up Joshua showed me the weather forecast for the week. Thursday is supposed to be stormy (be careful, Alabama peeps), so we spontaneously decided to change our plan and head to Charleston that day. It would add one night in a hotel to our trip, but we were willing for that kind of adventure. We quickly repacked a small bag and hit the road.
As soon as we got into the lovely city of Charleston, we found the visitor's center and headed in with high hopes and maybe a little naiveté. Hey, you can't blame us, we're on our honeymoon!
...So after we ended our 2 hour time-share presentation with only a half a dozen "no's" and a few tears (from my part, not the salesman's), we collected our free tickets for a horse drawn carriage tour and finally went to see the sights of Charleston. We loved this beautiful city!
The horse's name was Larry, and the tour guide said he was from Charleston but talked like a surfer. But he sure did know a lot about the city! I loved seeing the pretty houses on Rainbow Row, and Joshua like the marketplace and the history.
After the tour we walked around holding hands for a while, just getting the feel of the place. We went in lots of cute shops and enjoyed the gorgeous spring weather. Eventually we went looking for dinner. We followed the recommendation of our good friend KB out to Sullivan's Island and Poe's restaurant. We had delicious burgers, and then we took a walk on the beach. This was my first time to see the Atlantic Ocean! Somehow in all of the excitement of planning and getting ready for the wedding, I had overlooked the awesome things we would get to see on our trip, so I was very excited!
While we were at the beach we saw a lighthouse, but I was disappointed because it was just black metal, not at all the kind of pretty lighthouse you see in pictures. Thus began my obsession. I was determined I would find a lighthouse on this trip that would satisfy my nostalgic yearnings, and that desire would be the impetus for the entire next day.
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