chucktown rocks

We packed up...again (at least we didn't have camping equipment this time) and made our way south to Charleston. The heavy clouds began to break up by the time we rolled into town turning into a glorious day.

We found our B&B, but we couldn't check in until 5 p.m., so we had four hours to get on our bikes and ride around the downtown Charleston area. What a great way to see a lot of area in a short amount of time. We rode all along the Charleston Harbor, enjoying the view on all sides (water on one, amazing southern homes on the other). We then found a place to park our bikes and walked all along the outside and inside of Market Street. If you haven't been there, it's a five block long street with open-air buildings that once were the site slaves were sold, but now house hundreds of vendors inside, and many quaint shops, art galleries and restaurants outside. It's an amazing site. We enjoyed poking our heads into many little shops and galleries, but then felt the need to get back on our bikes and see more of the area.

It was getting close to 5:00 and time to see the Ashley Inn Bed & Breakfast. The Innkeeper was waiting and showed us around the 6-bedroom southern home. Our room is lovely with direct access to the second-floor veranda. We enjoyed wine and snacks as we decided where to eat seafood. We chose the Charleston Crab House. It was a good choice.

We sat out on the rooftop and shared crab cakes then broiled mahi mahi, shrimp and sea scallops, finally ending with key lime pie. Everything was fabulous!

We continued walking around the area, then drove even farther out before returning to our B&B to play a couple games of cribbage and "Rebecca's Rummy" on the veranda. Breakfast tomorrow is served at 8:00, so it's a good night's sleep before heading to Savannah.