South Carolina

June – July 2024

A 11-day adventure by Meghan Read more

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- Day 1
- Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10:32 PM
- 🌙 13 °C
- Altitude: 720 m
- Canada Edmonton International Airport 53.305557, -113.58200853°18’20” N 113°34’55” W
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And we’re off!!
June 28, 2024 in Canada ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
We are the first to get to Taryn in 2 flights on the new Edmonton to Atlanta red eye. Flight departs at 12:45am and arrives 6:15 Atlanta time. Hoping we all sleep!
TravelerI hope you sleep too!
6/29/24Reply
Yay! [Nan]
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- Day 2
- Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 5:28 PM
- ☁️ 34 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- United States Swygert Branch 34.107139, -81.13769334°6’26” N 81°8’16” W
First Day in Columbia
June 29, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
We arrived in Columbia around 10:15am. We had a 2 hour layover in Atlanta and planned to have a quick breakfast and I wanted a coffee but 2 hours was barely enough time to get to the gate for our next flight! We had to clear customs in Atlanta and figure we had 500+ people in front of us. It went quite quickly but after customs had to go through security again even though we had never left the secure part of the airport other than being on the actuel plane. I don’t quite understand it. Then took the airport train to get 3 terminals over and to our gate. We did have time for a quick bathroom break but that was it!

Taryn and Eloise and Isaac met us at the airport. We were starving so they ordered delicious bagel sandwiches from Bruegger’s Bagels and Taryn made coffee and we were full and happy. We spent the afternoon relaxing, kids playing, caught minnows behind their house in 35C weather, and watched USA gymnastics Olympic Trials, etc.

Then we just ran out to Target and the grocery store. I was very disappointed in Target. I used to love that store but found it expensive. The girls enjoyed looking at different cereal flavors. Then at the grocery store the variety of Buble and pop flavors was the excitement. $10.99 for 12 mango blue moon was the highlight for me.

We are back home and having chicken enchiladas for dinner. We are planning to have an early bedtime since we figure that none of us got more than 2 hours sleep total while flying last night. Then tomorrow we are off to the beach!!Read more
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- Day 3
- Sunday, June 30, 2024 at 5:47 PM
- ☁️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- United States Folly Island 32.656769, -79.93656932°39’24” N 79°56’12” W
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We are at the beach!
June 30, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We left this morning around 9:30 and stopped at Costco in Charleston. Then we were off to Folly beach. Our AirbnB lady told us we could check in early at 1pm do that was great. By 3pm we were at the beach. We are across the street and about 4 houses over from the beach access walk way. Super close!!! Also walking distance to all the souvenir shops, restaurants, and bars.

The beach is gorgeous and the water is bath water warm. We had so much fun playing in the waves! And building sand castles and making Eloise into a sand mermaid. We were at the beach for about 2-2.5 hours and are all a bit pink even with sunscreen. We will need to be very careful tomorrow.

We are back at the house to have supper and cool off. Then will walk for ice cream or snow cones this evening.Read more
Traveler It looks so nice there!!
6/30/24Reply
What a gorgeous beach day! It looks like you had a great time. Send some pictures of the place where you are staying, when you get the chance. [Nan]
6/30/24Reply
TravelerLooks like a little piece of paradise. Glad your flights were good. I’m sure the cousins are so happy so see each other.
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- Day 4
- Monday, July 1, 2024 at 12:42 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- United States Folly Island 32.656926, -79.936632°39’25” N 79°56’12” W
Canada Day morning at the beach
July 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Check out our Canada tattoos and flags. It was cloudy on and off which felt so nice compared to the hot sun. Looked like rain on and off but nothing yet. Back at the place now for lunch and to cool off for a few hours. And hopefully the 2 you get ones nap!Read more
TravelerThose babies are growing up so quickly. Looks like they’re all having a great time. Your cover up is cute!
7/2/24Reply
TravelerThe tattoos are cute!
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- Day 4
- Monday, July 1, 2024 at 8:51 PM
- ☁️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- United States Folly Island 32.656818, -79.93660932°39’25” N 79°56’12” W
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Taryn and Meg out on the town!
July 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Thank you to Delaney and Anniston for babysitting. Taryn and I went out for dinner at The Crab Shack. We had oysters, hush puppies and crab cakes for dinner with a fancy drink each. We had to est inside because it was raining on our walk there and during dinner. Then we went to a local brewery and had 1 more drink. The brewery is in between 2 buildings and isn’t even its own building we don’t think. Open air and had a nice breeze. Then we found a geocache on the walk back to the place. Great day.Read more
What a nice treat for you two to get out tonight. Your pictures from the beach make us all jealous…. It’s so gorgeous and I remember how warm that water is! [Nan]
7/1/24Reply
Beer I’m guessing? Craft? [Nan]
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TravelerNice to have such responsible daughters so you can have much needed sister time. I hope the rain cooled things down a little bit
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 12:32 PM
- 🌬 27 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- United States Folly Island 32.657013, -79.93653932°39’25” N 79°56’12” W
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Another morning in paradise
July 2, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
More of the same! Gorgeous beach and grateful for clouds because we are all still very pink.
Traveler Great picture! Such strong and athletic females!
7/3/24Reply
Traveler Paradise! ( except for the heat!)
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Traveler Love it!
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 2:41 PM
- 🌬 28 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- United States Folly Island 32.656857, -79.93663832°39’25” N 79°56’12” W
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Afternoon while cousins rest
July 2, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
We went for a walk along the street to check out some of the houses. Such a fun community with lots of people driving golf carts. Then walked back along the beach and saw the other sides of the houses. Then I took the girls to the general store. If you ask me “do they sell _____?” The answer is yes! That is the girls playing piano in the store next to the booze, shirts, sunglasses and incense sticks! I bought the coconut lime sour made in Charleston to try. Sounds delicious on a hot day!Read more
Traveler Coolest thing at the beach for a little boy!
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Traveler Are you looking at investment properties!?!
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TravelerYes??
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- Day 5
- Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 6:48 PM
- 🌬 28 °C
- Altitude: 9 m
- United States Folly Island 32.656963, -79.93656932°39’25” N 79°56’12” W
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3rd post of the day
July 2, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
More beach fun. I took 2 pics of girls laying on beach. One looking out over ocean where it looks very overcast. One looking back at the beach to see the blue skies.

We had lots of fun in the waves today.

Isaac liked the bulldozer on the beach. When we got there it was about a 4 foot cliff of sand. You can see the picture of the kids on it on an earlier post today. Guessing the cliff is from the tide and waves? The bulldozer made it a slope instead so you can walk up and down it. Oops. Had to put this video on 2nd post because I can only put 10 pics and 1 video per post.Read more
Traveler Those are big waves!
7/3/24Reply
Love the different views of the girls and the sky!! Paradise for sure. [Grandma]
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TravelerIt’s crazy how different the views are!
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 2:05 PM
- ☀️ 33 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- United States Swygert Branch 34.107128, -81.1376534°6’26” N 81°8’16” W
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Last morning at Folly Beach
July 3, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
We got up this morning and headed to walk the pier at 8am. It was gorgeous out. We walked along the beach back to our place and put our toes in the water one last time.

Then we packed up and drove down the island to check out the house that Taryn and Kevin’s wedding reception was held. It still looks beautiful. Then we drove to the end of the street and walked down a cool graffiti walk way to the famous Morris Island Lighthouse. The beach looked beautiful but the signs said no swimming or wading due to strong currents.

We loaded up in the car and headed back to Columbia. It was an easy drive. All the kids napped at least a bit and we beat long weekend traffic. We stopped at Chic-Fil-A for lunch back in Columbia (on my girls’ list while here) and now are back at Taryn’s with the first load of laundry on and all the beach stuff drying in the Sun.Read more
Traveler There is a pool on the lowest deck right there and ocean views.
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Traveler We did not spray paint that but thought it was so cool that we found it!
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Traveler How was it!?!
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- Day 6
- Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 8:53 PM
- 🌙 30 °C
- Altitude: 67 m
- United States Swygert Branch 34.10713, -81.13765134°6’26” N 81°8’16” W
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Geocaching evening in Columbia
July 3, 2024 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 30 °C
The cousins played some cards before dinner then we headed out for a walk in the forest/nature preserve across from Taryn’s house. The hike was longer than planned but we found 5 awesome geocaches. Eloise loved it!! Hopefully everyone is exhausted and will sleep.

Also a pic of Delaney showing off a cool Buble flavor we don’t have in CanadaRead more
5 geocaches is amazing! [Nan]
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What game is this? [Nan]
7/4/24Reply
Traveler Garbage. The same one the kids learned and played at Taryn’s wedding when Laney was the same age as Eloise
7/4/24Reply
TravelerAnother wonderful day. Looks like you have worn Isaac out! Such gorgeous pictures of everyone and the beaches are gorgeous. Glad Annie had her Chic-fil-A.
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