This year, we did our beach week at Folly Beach, near Charleston, South Carolina. We've been to beaches all along the east coast, and so far, we think Folly Beach is the best. This is a great little laid back surfing town. Unlike other beaches, all types of beach recreation is allowed, all day long--skimboarding, tossing a football in or out of the water, surfing, body boarding, bocce ball, making sand castles, beach volleyball.
View from the 9th floor of the hotel. Dogs were allowed at the hotel! We saw a lot of families and dogs there. And there was a Lost Dog Cafe where dogs are allowed to eat with their owners outside and water dishes for dogs are at the entrance. The locals say that if a dog is lost, it will tun up at the Lost Dog Cafe because they feed the stray dogs.
We at a lot of good food, including this meal at a restaurant and the end of the fishing pier. I enjoyed the southern cooking and any time I saw fried green tomatoes on the menu, I ordered it, thinking of the movie Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.
My son's goal this summer was to learn how to surf. We got him an (almost) new surf board at Ocean Surf.
Going out to meet the waves.
Getting up....
Tim didn't think Jesse would get up...but he got up on the second or third try! Getting up on a surfboard involves doing a push up.
Waiting for a wave on a calm day...
Riding the wave!
Falling off the board at the end of a wave! Jesse also discovered how to bend down, grab the board, and jump off for a gentler landing.
A favorite skimboarding photo...
My son got himself a new, professional model skimboard. He says it makes a big difference.
Waxing his surfboard in the surf. The wax is waterproof and he carries it in his pocket.
We gave our sunburned skin a brief break and went on a speedboat tour.
Morris Island lighthouse. The lighthouse used to be on land, but the land wasn't protected with any kind of barrier, and eventually it eroded and now the lighthouse is in the sea. It's being restored. I rode my bike on Ashley drive up and down the island (about 5 miles). On one of these rides, I discovered that you can see the lightouse from one end of the island (the map on the web link shows the proximity of the light house from E. Ashley Avenue).
The Cooper River Bridge, which connects Charleston to Mount Pleasant. The bridge was designed to withstand hurricanes and a magnitude 7 earthquake, as there are fault lines around South Carolina. The lights on the cables are also dimmed during sea turtle nesting season.
Charleston harbor... 
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