Isle of Palms Travel Guide

Park and take the trolley around downtown Charleston. Then take a carriage ride. After good eats. Take a walking tour. We rode our seadoos in some places.
This is my teenage son that is fearless. I wouldn't fall in to that brackish water with them gators for nothing. The locals say they don't bother you. But I never did care for that water.

My nieces and nephews love the souvenir shops. The great thing about Isle of Palms is that they have some sweet little souvenir shops but since it is a small place it is not overkill. You can also buy the beach necessities you need such as sunscreen, beach umbrellas, hats, shoes, whatever! The kids bought boogie boards and that was well worth spending the money as they played with them endlessly. I think they may have even slept with them. We bought some cool shark tooth necklaces and some other crazy tourist items. Like I said, fun but not overkill.

What to buy: boogie boards, shells to take home to friends, beach clothes, t-shirts.

What to pay: $1 - ???? As much as you are into.

When I lived here. I sometimes helped deliver to homes in Mt. Pleasant where there is needy families that live on prime land that has been passed down thru the generations. These people will starve rather than give up their property that there forfathers owned. I have witnessed this. I met a woman that used to help cleab plantation homes. She had to be one of the last. She was a beautiful African American woman. She never said how old she was and I never asked. When I met her she had been on her floor spit shining those old wood floors. She had the most beautiful wood floors I think I had ever seen and her home was immaculate. I felt like I was back in time the moment I stepped into her home. She had relics of the past and could tell you about every one of them.

Stay away from the airforce base area. It's a little rough in the outskirts and you could get into the slot machine addiction he he! There is a new Aquarium to visit. We took our little friend there. He loved it.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: I always dressed in layers here. In the morning it was cool. By noon you would roast depending on where you were. Then by evening you needed a light sweater again.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Most the beaches do not have bath houses. You'll need to find a gas station to change or get drinks etc...

Photo Equipment: I would not take my camera to the beach again unless it was one of the watertight and waterproof ones. The sand and moister will get in your camera no matter what. I had mine in a ziplock bag and that sand still got in my camera. Went thru two of them while living in SC.

Miscellaneous: Great fishing off the beach.





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