If you believe that this life is all there is and there is no greater power than man, you must walk to the end of this pier at sunset.
Donna Calhoun
Although we’ve vacationed at Pawleys Island, SC for over 35 years, we’ve never stood on Pawleys Pier. We’ve stood around it — left side, right side — and looked up at it from the beach. We’ve stood at a distance and taken pictures of storms rolling in and of our kids standing firm as waves crashed around them. We’ve even found the best spot for catching the sunrise — just right of the pier, looking under and through the stout, sturdy poles.

But we’d never been ON the pier before this summer. Pawleys Pier is private, open only to owners of the condos at Pawleys Pier Village — and renters like us who get to “borrow” the pier for a while as we soak up the ambiance of Pawleys North End.

The pier may be at its finest in the early hours of day when aspirations of catching fish are at their loftiest. Old and young, men and women, experienced and novice — all arrive at the pier looking to catch something, anything. Or looking for a good time trying.

And the pier serves all of us — fishermen and plain ol’ watchers — with anchors for poles, benches for sitting, tables for cleaning, and rails to rest on.
When we saw one man tugging away at his line, we asked him what he was catching. His reply? “Pier Fish.” My innocence about all things fishy made me ask, thinking this was some ocean fish, maybe even a big catch, but I stood corrected: “No, ma’am. This isn’t a fish. I’ve caught the pier!”

It’s hard to believe that in seven days at the beach, we didn’t fish even once. But we took advantage of the pier each and every day — greeting the sun, talking with the guys with poles, and looking out at the North End beach.

After all, the best thing about a pier is that feeling of being out in the ocean with the world wrapped all around you!

Enjoy the pier,
Rusha & Bert
We Travel Happy
Beautiful pictures, Rusha! I find piers and jetties always fascinating to look at especially at sunrise or sunset. They give that sense of calm. Don’t you think? But I’ve never heard of this kind of big pier open to just a few. Wow interesting. 🙂
Oh, the Places We See
It’s a private pier, so I’ve never been on it until we rented this past summer. It’s a sore subject with Pawleys residents, as you can imagine. But once I was out there, I just gazed at the ocean, the surfers, and the fishermen and enjoyed the time.
We Travel Happy
I could imagine myself having a great time there too. I love piers 🙂
Green Global Trek
Piers are always so much fun.. I can think of some good ones we have visited and spent time at enjoying hours of the day, in so many different parts of the world. Always a place to dream, watch, enjoy and relax.
Peta
Oh, the Places We See
Thanks for your comment, and I’ll bet you have seen some great piers. And lots of fishing sites. Your travels are enviable, and I hope we get started back on checking off our bucket list soon. Thanks for taking a look!
dawnkinster
Looks like so much fun!
Oh, the Places We See
I wish we were still there. A week is good, but not enough for me. It’ll have to do though.
Sue
Thanks for taking me there!
Oh, the Places We See
I wish we could go there together. I’d love to see what you would photograph.
Sue
Oh, I would love that too!
Danny James
Looks like a nice place to visit. But not this year it looks like.
Oh, the Places We See
I agree. It’s not a good year for travel. It’s the only place we’ve been mainly because we feel safe on an open beach. Hope we estimated correctly! Thanks for commenting.
Washe Koda
Cool 😎 I got dizzy viewing some of your images. Maybe it was just me ❓
Washe Koda
In WP ‘reader’ not your website ❓
Oh, the Places We See
I’ve written WordPress about the problem. Haven’t heard back. Hopefully the problem will be resolved. Thanks for hanging with me.
Oh, the Places We See
I’m working on it. Have no idea what’s going on, but will soon, I hope.
David P.
I don’t know what’s going on, but the photos in your recent posts are appearing upside down and sideways in the WordPress Reader.
Oh, the Places We See
I saw that after someone else commented. I’ve contacted WordPress but haven’t heard back from them yet. Hopefully this can be resolved soon.