Continuation to Charleston.... the dice have been rolled

Tropical depression Julia has decided not to stay in the Charleston area, but has moved on to the Atlantic.

Just yesterday, we had developed a plan B in case of several days of rain in the Charleston region. We would have driven directly westward from the coast and planned to make Nashville, Tennessee our next stop.

But, as I said, Julia has changed her mind and we can continue our tour as planned.

4 hours of driving brought us first across the border to South Carolina. We made a short coffee stop in Myrtle Beach, where there were major floods just 2 weeks ago, and then arrived in our cozy inn in Historic Downtown Charleston around 6pm.

We have already taken an evening walk under the full moon, and I already know that I like Charleston. I felt comfortable from the beginning. Lots of beautiful southern houses, plenty of restaurants, pubs, and music everywhere. The 3 days here will fly by.

By coincidence, we ended up at the Francis Marion Hotel's Swamp Fox restaurant and had a delicious meal there accompanied by piano music. My new favorite dish: Crab Cakes. They are made from crab meat and various other ingredients... a kind of upscale fish cake and super delicious!