South Carolina Low Country Bike Trip
Bill and I are taking a lovely spring vacation on the Carolina Tailwinds Low Country bike tour. We arrived on Saturday evening, just in time to get our bikes fitted and then headed to downtown Charleston where we had a drink watching Butler beat Michigan State (yay) and then went to the Easter Vigil service at the Cathedral Church of St Luke and St. Paul. One hour forty five minutes including Confirmation surely makes up for the fact that we are missing Easter service on Sunday!
On Sunday morning, we left Charleston and shuttled to a convenient put-in point where we road through Forrest Gump territory in the
ACE Basin outside of Charleston. Here is a picture of the "Run Forrest Run" lane of trees overhead. We also passed "Bubba's Shed" and Forrest and Jenny's tree. The countryside is quite beautiful with live oak trees arching overhead with Spanish Moss and wisteria that just came into bloom.
I did a leisurely 30 miles before lunch and Bill took an extra loop for 39 miles. After lunch, we shuttled into the beautiful town of Beaufort, SC (that is byoo-furt, as opposed to the North Carolina town of Bow-furt, which we love beyond all other and where we hope to retire some day). The similarities between the two ante-bellum harbor towns are amazing, with many street names the same. We are looking forward to exploring the town in the next couple of days.
On Sunday morning, we left Charleston and shuttled to a convenient put-in point where we road through Forrest Gump territory in the
ACE Basin outside of Charleston. Here is a picture of the "Run Forrest Run" lane of trees overhead. We also passed "Bubba's Shed" and Forrest and Jenny's tree. The countryside is quite beautiful with live oak trees arching overhead with Spanish Moss and wisteria that just came into bloom.I did a leisurely 30 miles before lunch and Bill took an extra loop for 39 miles. After lunch, we shuttled into the beautiful town of Beaufort, SC (that is byoo-furt, as opposed to the North Carolina town of Bow-furt, which we love beyond all other and where we hope to retire some day). The similarities between the two ante-bellum harbor towns are amazing, with many street names the same. We are looking forward to exploring the town in the next couple of days.
posted by Lynn at 9:09 PM
4 Comments:
I've been telling Ron how jealous I am of your Low Country bike adventure. I would love to do a similar tour, but, in the meantime, I'll enjoy reading about your week on the road!
Ahhh...early spring in SC - better get out before the temps hit 110 and the sand melts to your tires (spoken as a native South Carolinian).
You cannot retire anytime anywhere unless you take the rest of us at Wake Forest with you and don't make us ride a bike.
Don't get your pants legs caught in the spokes.
Come back soon.
emily
Hi! I came across your blog while Googling "Forrest and Jenny." It is SO difficult to find accurate information on Jenny's tree, and I would really love to see the REAL tree used in the movie. Would you be able to help me?
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