Dispatches from the Backporch: Charleston

The past few weeks had become a crazy period for both of our jobs and personal lives, so a spontaneous weekend sojourn was much needed. We were fortunate enough to be able to call some friends at the last moment, who graciously offered to host us for the weekend. Friday night we attended a comedy skit as part of the Spoleto Festival.
Saturday we spent the day wandering the streets of Charleston, exploring its history filled streets. We went through the artist's tents set up in Marion Square and I'm sure we would have purchased serveral works of art if we were able. Lunch was at a local's favorite, Five Loaves. The huge sandwiches were all local and/or organic ingredients. Definitely a place we will recommend to friends. Saturday night we had dinner at the Queen Anne's Revenge. Tucked away in the professional park of Daniel Island, this restaurant was started by a pirate enthusiast who fill the place with authentic pirate artifacts. The food was delicious including my dish, which was based on a 1700s purloo recipe. After dinner we meet up with my old Sharon Luggage buddy Cheri and her fiance Lawrence at the Shark Fin Bar at Vickery's.
Sunday we took a long stroll around the Battery and then took a driving tour of the large homes of Daniel Island. We saw a really cool tree house built overlooking the marsh. This would have definitely been my favorite hang out as a kid.
This was a much needed retreat and gave us some time to enjoying a trip where we weren't book with tons of events to attend.