Getting back to Charleston

We were happy to return to Charleston, and to see my brother Charles and his wife Sally once again. They are well and content with their lifestyle here in the low country. We had a great time catching up on family news, current events, and community developments.

Kevin and Charles

Peggy and the brothers

Charles prepared delicious crab cakes and Sally put together a lovely fresh salad for our evening meal, as we made plans for the next day.

We were up early and stopped to see my old schoolmate Joe Eddleman who, as fate would have it, operates his real estate office less than six blocks from where Charles and Sally live. Joe was in great spirits, though he is a bit impatient in recovering from recent heart surgery. It was good to see him again!

Joe & Kevin

We left Joe's and headed for downtown Charleston for a quick look-around, across the new cable-stayed Arthur Ravenel Jr. bridge. The bridge opened in 2005 to replace the obsolete cantilever truss bridge that was the previous link between Mt. Pleasant and Charleston. The new bridge is a vast improvement and a pleasure to drive on. There is a popular 12 foot wide pedestrian/bike path on the ocean side of the bridge which serves as the course for the annual Cooper River Bridge Run.

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Charleston Visitors Center

Peg in the Urban Outfitters

Following a quick look around at the shops on King St., we headed back to Mt. Pleasant and on to nearby Daniel Island.

Sally has been an avid, lifelong successful tennis player and is a member of the Family Circle Tennis Center on Daniel Island. She was so gracious as to provide us with tickets to attend the semi-finals of the Family Circle Cup.

We saw an impressive match-up between Number 1 seed Elena Dementieva and Number 5 seed Caroline Wozniacki. Wozniacki won in 3 sets. Man, those girls can really hit the ball! It was an exciting match and we were glad we got a chance to see it.

2008 Champ Serena Williams

Wozniacki serves

Dementieva returns

Following tennis, we returned home to prepare for dinner, and Peg had a visit with the Kerr's cat, Enoch the Ewok. Enoch spends a lot of time with Charles and Sally these days to get a break from Charlie, the King Charles Spaniel puppy.


We wrapped up the day with a lovely meal at the always excellent Old Village Post House Restaurant in Mt. Pleasant. http://www.mavericksouthernkitchens.com/ovph/index.html

Peg and Sal at the Old Village Post House

Peg and Kevin too!

We feasted on fried oysters, salmon, soft shelled crab and crab cakes and a delicious dessert of strawberry shortcake with vanilla bean ice cream. (Sorry, no pictures! We were distracted by the food)