Showing posts with label bar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bar. Show all posts

Monday, October 19, 2009

Why We Are so Slow to Post....


Rolling Rock at Surf's, with the Beachside Motel Inn across the street, picture is a little wavy due to plastic wind curtain protecting us from frigid 65 degree weather.  Atlantic in background, not yet frozen over.

We seem to be a little behind in our posts, might have something to do with our goal of finding out of the way motels & other accommodations within walking distance to drinking & eating establishments.  We are currently in a classic seaside motel, with a great bar and restaurant across the street in Fernandina Florida on Amelia Island. We are in that little bit of Florida's east coast that juts into Georgia, so there are parts of Georgia south of us.  Other places we have been and will post about , include:
  • Myrtle Beach, SC & environs
  • Murrels Inlet, SC - great views
  • Georgetown, SC - great restaurant
  • Isle of Palms, SC - great beach & location
  • Charleston, SC - possibly the most beautiful city in America
  • Beaufort, SC - surprising mix of urban design & the old south 
  • Hunting Island State Park, Harbor Island SC - an amazing discovery for us
  • Savannah, GA - 
  • St. Simons Island, GA
  • Fernandina Beach, Amelia Island, FL
  • plus several interesting stops, drive-through's, more goofy signs, other interesting sights and as few acerbic observations as possible (not counting Myrtle Beach)
Right now we figure we're averaging about 65 miles a day, and most of the time we have difficulty remembering just what day it is.  We gauge that as a success factor.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Going Coastal - lookin' for funky little motels, beach bars, good food, interesting people...

Going coastal is our non-scheduled, non-interstate, unmapped exploration of what's left of the old coast. We're looking for the gems that didn't get torn down for condo's, the local dive bars, mom & pop motels, restaurants with butcher paper on the table and a bucket for shells. Nothing fancy or overpriced. We're starting from our home on Cape Fear about a mile from the intracoastal waterway (ICWW)and will meander south. Help us out with a few suggestions and tell us about your favorite places. We promise not to tell too many people!