Runs with knives!
We came back from vacation (stories & pictures to follow) to find that our network had been zapped. Probably by lightning. Our ADSL modem was fried and the keyboard & PS2 port on the webserver — the new motherboard — has been fried. Now every…
Tonight, we decided to eat at LaRosa’s, and instead of our usual delivery, we actually ATE THERE! Wendy had ravioli, and I had a nice hoagie with some of LaRosa’s new "kitchen chips" — thick cut potato slices that are fried and seasoned. They would…
After a drive of approximately 10 hours (and one flat tire), Wendy, Ted, and I arrived in Charleston South Carolina for vacation. Wendy & Ted’s family would arrive on Monday and that’s when we get possession of our beach house as well.
So, Wendy, Ted, and I are in Charleston without a planned place to stay. After a quick drive out to the beach house — "just to find it" — we made our way back toward town to find a room (at a Sleep Inn) and a place to eat.
We ate at Gilligan’s Steamer and Raw Bar. I had my first (of several!) taste of She-Crab Soup, along with Crab Dip (for the table). My entree was Shrimp Scampi with a baked potato and corn on the cob. The She-Crab Soup was excellent — along the lines of a potato-less clam chowder, but more pure somehow. The flavors were bright and clear, and there were plenty of chunks of crab meat in the thick soup.
One of the best things about Gilligan’s is it’s friendly, lowcountry atmosphere. For example, the wooden tables have a hole in the middle which is fitted with a plastic bucket. Got some shells that need disposing? Toss ’em in the bucket!
After a leisurely dinner, we headed back to the frigid hotel room where I tuned into The Restaurant before we all fell asleep.
Tonight, our first ‘official’ night in Charleston, Wendy’s parents (Art & Ginny) and long-time vacation buddies (Lou and Ginny) joined Wendy, Ted, and Drew as we ate at the Folly Beach Crab Shack, quite close to our beach house. It’s a casual restaurant with outdoor…
Ted needed to get a tire fixed — one had died on our trip down to Charleston — so, thinking "how hard can this be?", Wendy, Ted, and Drew set off to find a tire place that could repair/replace his tire. We stopped at two…
Tonight, we ate at the on the Edwin S. Taylor Fishing Pier on Folly Beach. I enjoyed a rather simple meal of Fried Shrimp, and Wendy & I split some nice Crab Rangoons, made with loads of fresh crab.
We enjoyed a nice walk out to the end of the pier before dinner.
After a hard day ( 🙂 ) on the beach, we decided to stay in the lowcountry spirit and dine at a true shack — this time, we decided on the Anchor Line. I had more She-Crab Soup and fried shrimp, french fries, cole slaw,…