A few weeks ago I was feeling a little run down and worn out. I wanted to go to the beach, but somewhere a little more rustic and laid back than Charleston. In looking up places to go, Edisto Island popped up as someplace I heard about and had put on my bucket list of places to go before we leave SC. I found some sweet little cabins that they rent out, which you usually have to rent by the week, but as our luck would have it one was available for just the weekend we were looking to get out of town. It seemed like perfect timing and just what the doctor ordered. Since we weren't going out of town for the holidays, this weekend became our mini-vacation before Thanksgiving and the craziness of December came upon us. We loved it so much, we've planned a family reunion for this summer with the Beck clan. Hopefully they love it as much as we did!
Right next to the cabin we had a private dock that you could fish off of. The guy in the next cabin was very nice to us and let us borrow some bait which was really generous since the stale hot dog we were using didn't seem to be cutting it. He told us the state record was caught off this dock and that he had seem dolphins and small sharks in this inlet. We didn't have time to fish a lot and ended up getting a lot on nibbles, but no takers. Smart fish.
Steve with Nadia's Barbie pole. We're hard core.
Our cabin. It turned out to not be so rustic and probably nicer than our current home in many ways. Rowan was over the moon that it had a Battleship game in it.
The moss on the trees was beautiful.
Some may wonder how we took all our gear, luggage, three kids, food, entertainment, etc etc in our little car. We may be reaching the limit of what this car can do, but I will forever be a fan. Our car top carrier housed our luggage and made the trip possible. We still have a minivan on our wish list, but I will never regret buying this car.
So this beach had the best shells, bar none. I've never seen so many on a beach.
Leisurely reading is difficult to do on vacation with three kids. Steve made it work anyways.
We watched the fishing boats go by, while the dolphins trailed behind for an easy dinner.
At night while we were roasting marshmallows for s'mores, we didn't pay as close attention to Elsa as we should have. Sneaky girl swiped the chocolate wrappers and was having a grand old time in the dark while no one was watching.
Can we go back now?
Random Quote at Dinnertime
Rowan: What day is is today?
Me: It's Friday
Nadia looking outside post daylight saving: NO, it's Fri-NIGHT!
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