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Discover Prompt 16: Slow day at Kiawah

Even at sunrise you can tell if it’s going to be a day packed with touring, photography, events. Or if it’s just a day to relax. And the verdict? Slow down at the beach at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. First things first: a blue rental umbrella, wooden beach chairs and a focus on the sea. […]

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Harbor Town Reflecting

(This post from 2017 has been reprinted and modified from the original.) As a development, Hilton Head, South Carolina, has much going for it: pristine beaches, superb restaurants, and a main harbor flanked by chic shops for both men and women. We were fortunate to rent an AirBnB near Harbor Town with a balcony overlooking […]

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Remembering the Gray Man: Foggy morning walk at Pawleys

Usually I’m up early at the beach. I walk along the shore at Pawleys Island, South Carolina where we rent a house each summer. Or follow Myrtle Avenue near the creek where I can see both the marsh and the remaining homes in what’s known as the Pawleys Historic District. But this morning was different. […]

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Better Bring a Cooler: Independent Seafood, Georgetown SC

My husband and I have spent the last days of summer at Pawleys Island for so many years, we’ve lost count. But even though we know the routine of renting, the journey down highways and byways from Knoxville to South Carolina, and that great feeling when we see the ocean, we’ve found that the whole act of “getting there” just […]

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Cooper’s: Old-time Country Store on the Way to the Beach!

For the past oh maybe 30 years or so, we’ve taken our family to the beach. Each summer. To Pawley’s Island, South Carolina. And for the past 10 or so years (it would have been more if we had discovered it!), we’ve stopped at Cooper’s Country Store. In fact, we can’t make a beach trip […]