If you’ve kept up with me on Twitter you know that I recently went to Kiawah Island which is a barrier island located 19 miles away from Charleston, South Carolina. The island is home to 10 miles of unspoiled beach, five award-winning championship golf courses, endless biking paths and wildlife galore. I grew up going to Kiawah and the island has become a home away from home for me, making it the best place to go when I need a break from everyday life.
I wasn’t able to get my camera out as much as I would have liked to but I did get it out a little. Below are some of the shots that were taken that week.
I normally focus more on landscapes but I only had a telephoto lens with me which turned out to be quite the feat when going to places such as the Angel Oak. Thankfully I had my trusty iPhone with the Pano app.
The Angel Oak, above, has shaded John’s Island, South Carolina for over 1,500 years. It stands tall at an incredible 65 feet and covers 160 feet of land. It’s a must see for tourists visiting this part of South Carolina.
There are three towers on Kiawah which overlook the marshy areas of the island. The photo above was taken from one of the towers on the Vanderhorst Plantation.
During the week we spent time going to the beach, adventuring around the island, riding bikes, and we headed into Charleston one night. Riding bikes at Kiawah is the best way to get around the island and comes in handy when you need some exercise, so I rented bikes for us to ride. We had a day filled of riding from one end of the island to the other. Once we were finished riding them for the day, we locked them up and then went to grab some dinner. When we got back the bikes weren’t there, so I thought ‘okay the rental company must have made a mistake and picked them up while we were gone’. Not known to my knowledge the bikes had actually been stolen. That caused quite the stir for the following days.
On Tuesday night, the boys and I headed into Charleston not having a clue where to go or what we wanted to do. We ended up taking the long way to get into Charleston and went over the Ravenel Bridge which was gorgeous! By the time we reached Charleston all of us were hungry and decided to give the iPhone a chance. We picked Hyman’s Seafood, which turned out to be an amazing place with awesome food. It was a family type restaurant that just so happened to have a list of celebrity appearances they’ve had come in.
At night on the last couple of days we were greeted by a raccoon on our back porch. I was actually sitting on the porch on my computer when Alex knocked on the window to let me know that there was a raccoon right next to me, which completely startled me when I heard the raccoon move first. He ended up wanting a little taste of one of my Redbulls that was on the outside table and kept coming back to see if there was more. We named him Ritzy for his other love, Ritz crackers.
Trips to Kiawah always leave me wanting more of the gorgeous place. Hopefully, it won’t be another two years before I’m able to take another trip “home. You can find more pictures from the trip in my “Kiawah Island, SC” set on Flickr and you can learn more about the island by going to KiawahResort.com.
Cathryn Gray is a new media chic with many passions and interests, including photography, modeling, blogging, social media, design, gadgets
(especially those Apple ones), traveling and more.
beautiful! thanks for the shout!
That is an amazing oak tree. Wow.