Charleston is such an easy drive for us that, of course, we needed to take my mom there while she was visiting. We timed it pretty well with another L5 tennis tournament for Mark as well as a couple of days of visiting a tennis training academy, recommended by his fitness coach Quentin.
We stayed at a Hampton Inn and Suites on Daniel's Island so we could explore easily areas near Charleston. First morning we walked across the Big Big Bridge (that's what we call it). It's a famous huge bridge, a popular path for walkers, connecting Charleston to Daniel's Island.
I love that we are getting these beautiful pictures of them together.
And a beautiful mama with Mark. Yes, that's me with Mark.
We took my mom to the beach on one of the days and left her there for a while actually. She took some long walks and read a book while Mark and I had to go to his training session. But before then Mark and Babushka were able to play some Goodmiton. Gorgeous place!!!
This is middle of November so it's pretty incredible it's still so warm. Look at this sweet picture.
Next time she comes to visit, he will be a lot taller.
On another day we decided to be very adventurous by taking the boat taxi from the Patriot's point to Charleston Downtown and back. This is near where we get on the taxi.
The boat ride took about an hour.
We saw an amazing impromptu dolphin show as we were on the boat. It was quite fun!
And that's the iconic big bridge that we walked over the day before.
We actually left my mom on the boat and she went back to downtown on her own to walk around and explore as Mark had to go to his tennis training.
That's the water taxi stop.
The following day we ventured out to the Cypress Gardens! It's a quirky place with a Butterfly House, an actual real Alligator and a bunch of fun places to take pictures.
We rented a boat to row along the swamp. My mom sat in the middle and enjoyed the picturesque ride.
Mark and I did a lot of paddling and maneuvering through the narrow canals, sometimes getting stuck within the roots of the old cypress trees.
I loved that place!
And I love these pictures of me and my mom as well.
Later in the day we drove to Charleston downtown and did a bunch of exploring.
My mom loves stuff like that.
That's by the Battery Park.
And that's AT the Battery, where we had pictures taken in 2018 with all three kids, on a very-very cold February day.
It's actually always surprising to see tall buildings like this in Charleston, and it's amazing to imagine what it must have been to live in Charleston in the 18th and 19th century.
Finally, one of the cool things was that our favorite Giles drove two hours from Columbia to see my mom and to see Mark play his matches. It was so kind of them!
We had lunch at a shrimp place (as Mark requested). They really enjoyed their time with us!!!
And this is how our Charleston adventures ended! We had a great time there and surely will go back, probably for tennis.
Lyana.
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