Travel & Vacation: Isle of Palms Beach (Charleston, SC)
Isle of Palms Beach
Our family enjoys going to the Isle of Palms Beach while we are in the Charleston, SC area. We don’t always get a chance to go to the beach, but when we do go we typically go to the Isle of Palms. It is a big beach, has public parking, restrooms nearby, a life guard near the entrance, and outside showers to rinse off the sand before heading back to the vehicle. Even with the showers somehow we always manage to bring home some sand with us, but we are getting better.
You can usually find a good spot to set up your tent, umbrella, or place your cooler. There is a lot of good sand for digging sand castles. You can usually find some nice sea shells. Plus there are usually some nice waves to enjoy a refreshing swim in the Atlantic Ocean. It has always been a really clean beach too. We have been to a couple of the other beaches in the area, but since we are usually on the Isle of Palms side of Charleston and we enjoy going there we usually end up at this beach. If you are looking for a good, family friendly beach this is a great place to go.
Scampering quickly out of our way along the sand.
Waves are rolling in nice. Great day to go swimming.
Relaxing at Isle of Palms
Nice beach and pretty beach houses. There are a variety of stores and restaurants to go to while at Isle of Palms.
Waves continue rolling in peacefully as the day ends.
The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax. Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away. Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories. It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine. Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn. You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!
Book: “Very Charleston” by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler
Our family loves traveling together and whenever Jake goes to Charleston for work we try to tag along (works better when schools out). We have a lot of great memories in Charleston, South Carolina. Over a year ago we got the book Very Charleston: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Lowcountry Charm by Diana Hollingsworth Gessler. This book has been a huge hit especially with the kids. It is packed full of great information about Charleston. The illustrations are detailed in beautiful watercolors.
- Historical facts – Civil War, Citadel, Slavery, Crafts and more
- Places of Interest – Forts, Beaches, Churches, Museums, Plantations, Shopping and more
- Popular Local Festivals
- Interesting People from Charleston
- Famous Places to Eat & Traditional Charleston Recipes
- PACKED full of great tidbits of information about the Charleston area
This is an excellent book if you are planning on traveling (or moving) to Charleston. It’s enjoyable to read and you’ll learn pieces of history too. Every time we go to Charleston we bring this book along to read together. Our kids LOVE it!
Vacation: “Nature’s Little Secrets” – Tortola, British Virgin Islands (Part 2)
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, here are ones that highlight our adventures at Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
A beautiful place to visit!
View from Tortola, B.V.I. looking out over some of the other islands. A BEAUTIFUL view from Tortola overlooking the surrounding islands!
Tortola painting along the road showing their history! They had a wall of history depicted through many paintings, very neat!
"Serenade of the Seas" our cruise ship looks so small from the top of Tortola! We got to see a lot of neat views from the top of Tortola, including our ship, which looks small from the top of the mountain!
Range free cows on the edge of the road! The animals (cows, chickens, horses, goats, etc…) were not fenced in so you would see them on the roads or standing next to vehicles grazing. They had no one where to go since they were living on the island.
Beautiful coves and beaches on the island of Tortola! The water was beautiful! Tortola had gorgeous beaches on various parts of the island!
Tortola had beautiful flowers throughout the island and along the side of the road! Tortola had a lot of amazing flowers that we seen along our excursion!
Yachts at the beach on Tortola! A lot people come to Tortola to sail in yachts. Another popular activity and site at these islands!
Police to the Rescue - traffic was stopped due to an accident! Tortola’s roads were steep and curvy. Thankfully, we weren’t in an accident but were held up for a few minutes by one. The police finally came and outlined the cars in the accident so traffic could once again flow!
Party place on the island in the evening, the seaside Bomba Shack! The Bomba Shack by the ocean is said to be the party place for the islanders in the evening. It was an interesting sight!
"Shack for Love" the Bomba Shack Couples that get married in the Bomba Shack can sign their names inside. No pictures were allowed inside the “shack”.
Pink house with a purple roof! We took a picture of this “princess” house to show our little princess! It was a pretty pink house with a purple roof view an amazing view of the island!
