Charleston Trip

So, when we arrived in Sarasota we took a day or two to relax and then we hit the road for a trip up to Charleston, South Carolina to check out the town. For those of you that I forgot to update, we are planning on moving to Charleston in 2009 (probably sometime in the summer) There is the US's 4th largest marine shipping port located there and Yann hopes to find a position on the port. We both had never been to Charleston so we had lots to see when we were there. We ate at some great seafood restaurants and stayed in a nice little inn in the downtown area. Charleston's downtown is a bit smaller than Asheville's so we walked everywhere. We did some Christmas shopping on King Street and walked around the historic homes district, in awe and envy, because the antibellum era houses are so fantastic! We took some pics, which I've posted below, but they cannot do these homes justice. It's really a sight you should see for yourself because it's such a city full of American history. I only wish I could take tours of some of these homes; they have been meticulously restored to their original state and most were decorated for the holidays. We also checked out the Mount Pleasant area, because that is where most young people in Charleston buy homes. We even checked out a few with a realtor, just for fun. Also, Yann got an early Chrsitmas present that is a smaller "power kite", so we had to try that out. We went over to Isle of Palms and found the kiteboarding beach and Yann died and went to heaven. Even though he hadn't brought his kite and board, we watched a few kiters and the conditions were amazing. Yann chatted to a couple guys and he got the local scoop; that conditions are best in the spring & summer and they were even kiting most of the winter. The water there never gets too cold, as it does here in Marseille, so it's a year round sport. Anyways, Yann and I had fun playing with his new little kite. It actually has a lot of power and it is 3 meters in it's span, so theoretically we can use it for snow kiting and for skateboard kiting. So, all in all, we loved the area and we are looking forward to moving there this year! Ok, well, I'm on to my next post!....