Charleston trip: Part 2 (Friday & Saturday)

Since we drove from Virginia to Charleston, we arrived in the late afternoon on Friday. Just in time to get settled into our cute house (more on this later!) and find some dinner.

Throughout our vacation planning, Melissa and I established a list of yummy looking restaurants we wanted to try. Hominy Grill was high on our list so we went there for our first dinner. The above photo is of their she-crab soup, a Charleston fav. It was good but pretty salty. I'd recommend the fried chicken/ribs combo, which Joel and I shared. YUM! 

After dinner we wandered around our neighborhood and got a feel for the city of Charleston. We saw some funny signs (like the one below), meandering tourists, and even more delicious looking places to eat.

Our top priority for Saturday morning was hitting up Charleston's farmers market, which was huge. And amazing! Freshly made pastas, southern sweet tea, homemade popsicles, fresh flowers, coffee sack posters, locally grown veggies, and more. We spent at least an hour looking around and taking it all in before we chose veggies from a local farm to cook for dinner on Sunday night.

Since Joel and Melissa had a wedding to attend on Saturday afternoon, my Joel and I had our first time alone together in Charleston. We took a beautiful ferry ride to historic Fort Sumter. We explored the fort and heard a park ranger talk about the history of it. Highlights include taking a nap on the ferry, seeing Joel excited about history, and taking pictures of cannons. :)

After we showered and ate pizza from the shop across the street, Joel and I spent the evening doing what we do best on vacation: