An Island Expedition

Zebra-striped snail shells cover the rock shoreline, while sea urchins cling to the inner pockets along the divide between land and surf. Waves pound against bluffs that twist into vertical rock formations or flatten onto deserted beaches. Someone has created a trash sculpture of a man. He sags under a burden of miscellaneous plastics that [...]

Surf's up at Folly Beach

Brian and I were so busy visiting with old friends and eating our way through our favorite cheap eats in Charleston, that I didn’t even have time to pull out my camera. Fortunately, you can read about my favorite places in Charleston in this post that I wrote last year before Brian and I set [...]

Cape Lookout National Seashore

So far Cape Lookout has been one of my favorite anchorages. Although exposed to the wind, the lagoon-like anchorage was large and well protected from the ocean swell. It felt as though we were perched on the edge of the world. To our back, a thin strip of dune protected us from breaking waves and [...]

The Edge of America

Sunday was gorgeous, sunny, warm, and breezy. Brian and I decided to drive out to Folly Beach for brunch and a photo shoot. I wanted to fully test out my new camera, so that I’ll know how to access and manipulate all the options [...]