It dawned on me, that I never blogged about my long weekend visiting my best long-distance girl, Haley. Well, allow me to get on that... just a few months late.
Haley moved to Charleston a few years ago, and I like to think she did it just for me. Okay, I had nothing to do with the reason but it's a place I've always wanted to go and what better time to do it, than when your girlfriend is there?
3 plane rides and 8 hours later, Haley and Comet (her dog and BFF) picked me up from the airport and our adventure began. Our first night, she took me to Husk for a true Southern meal. I unfortunately took zero pictures, but my memories tell me -- it was amazing.
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| Sunset over the Ravenel Bridge, a Charleston landmark. |
Day two found us at the beach. Just a few minutes drive from Haley's place, and suddenly you're on vacation. I could get used to this.
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| Comet is a sun-worshipper. |
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| "Life is good today." |
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| We're the three best friends! |
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| I love this picture so much. A girl and her dog. |
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| We found hats that say it all -- "I'd rather drink a martini than wear a bikini!" |
After the beach, we headed to a downtown market for a little shopping. I loved this little coffee shop!
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| Charleston happy hour: champagne cocktail and an oyster shot. Why not? |
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| Oysters! |
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| More drinks at a local bar... of course. |
Day 2: Brunch on the water, followed by more time on the water! We ate at Fleet Landing, an old naval building turned into a restaurant. Great view, huh?
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| Glamour shots. |
After brunch, we headed to the harbor to go sailing on a dolphin tour. First stop: the grocery store for beer. And matching koozies.
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| View from the harbor |
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| Cheers! |
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| Dolphin sighting! |
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| Even closer... |
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| Southern moment. |
Not my proudest moment, but probably one of Haley's favorites, is this picture below. You see, I was very busy taking all these GREAT shots of dolphins from the boat. But it was bright, so I couldn't really see what I was doing. So...... come to find out, I'd been taking selfies the whole time. I have about 15 of these beautiful shots of...... myself.
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| Once I realized what I'd done... Haley couldn't contain herself. |
So I'm not the best photographer. I blame the iPhone. Anyway, back to better shots of the sailing tour.
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| View from under the bridge. |
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| Once back on land, we creepily watched this wedding from above. We were those people, don't judge! |
After a small break and quick change, we were off to another part of Charleston: Folly Beach!
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| I love this picture. And this girl. |
We rounded out the trip, with an evening of cocktails on a rooftop bar.
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Thanks for the mini-vacation, Haley May! Until the next market move... Love you.
