East Coast Spring Break 2017

This spring we took an extended spring break to the southeast portion of the East Coast. We split the trip into two sections: a week in Charleston (and a day in Savannah), and a week at my parents' in Florida.

This was our first time to both Charleston and Savannah, and we made the most of it. Our first day in Charleston we took a horse drawn carriage tour of downtown. It was a great overview of the city and the history of the area. I loved all of the varied architecture and landscaping!

Charleston's famous Waterfront Park

The next day we checked out a local church and then tooled around a suburb of Charleston called Summerville (what a great name!). It is the birthplace of sweet tea - and the home of the world's largest sweet tea!

Monday we drove up to Sullivan's Island and drove across the famous Ravenel Bridge. We also checked out a local fort, Fort Moultrie, and a nearby beach.

Our last day in Charleston we went back downtown and walked around their local college that is in central Charleston - the College of Charleston. It is a gorgeous campus!

The next day we drove down to Savannah and took a hop-off, hop-on trolley tour of the town. This tour also gave us a great overview for our short time in Savannah that kept us snapping pictures left and right.

Taking a break from walking on the trolley!

After a day in Savannah we headed south. We drove down to Jacksonville Beach and had lunch with some friends, and then headed west to my parents' on the Florida panhandle. As we entered Destin, a huge thunderstorm hit and we drove through torrential rain, high winds, and thunder and lightning. Quite an experience for us Alaskans! The weather cleared though, so we were able to head out on the boat the next morning. We toured the Destin harbor, and had lunch at a restaurant on the water in the Shalimar area. We even saw dolphins when we were in the harbor!

The next day my older sister and her son flew in. We spent the next week enjoying the sunshine, beach, seafood, and family. It was a fantastic spring trip!

A successful trip surf fishing - the guys caught two pompano which made some delicious fish tacos!

Spent some time at Craft Bar on a rainy day

Great dinner at sunset at Boshamps

Went min-golfing the last day in town - Andrew and I tied for last place...

The last day on the beach

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Seward and 76 Degrees... in May!

This weekend the weather was in the 70s and it was gorgeous and sunny all weekend! For us, that meant a day trip to our favorite town of Seward.

We started off the morning early and hiked Exit Glacier outside of town. This is one of my favorite Alaska hikes, and was also my first Alaska hike back in 1998 after moving to Alaska. My how the ice has receded in the last seventeen years!

After a hot hike, we had to stop at our current favorite eatery - the Railway Cantina. They have the best blackened halibut burritos. This trip, their special was a pear salsa on it - it was amazing!!!

We then did some walking around town, and stopped at Sweet Darlings for the usual gelato.

Then we headed over to a new spot, down Nash Road to try some salmon fishing on Resurrection River. We didn't have any luck, but I enjoyed the sun while I read a book.

It was a wonderful trip in this gorgeous weather - out enjoying Alaska!