I just got back from South Carolina with a friend. He has a client there who wanted some decorative painting work done.. I was luckily invited along!

We had great accomodations at our host's house in Bluffton , SC.

We went to Beaufort, an ocean-front town about 30 minutes from Bluffton. It's really a cute town, full ow character.. I heard that the Big Chill was filmed in an old house here. The houses are impressive.. but I heard they're even better in Savannah ( we saw just a little of Savannah. )

This is a picture of a live oak.. they grow up to 400 years old. And the arms on them can grow so horizontally or touch the ground.. and just contintue to stretch out. Sometimes they fill the hollow branches with concrete to keep them stable. The spanish moss ( I think that's what it's called), is everywhere on trees down there. Even on the palm trees. I suspect it pollinates itself and the pores are airborne, landing wherever they want to grow next. The trees don't mind much.

Above: Me holding Spanish Moss.

Below: My friend and travel partner.

Below: Some sights at the beach of Hilton Head Island..

Above: This girl was funny to watch. She was trying to catch the sea gulls on the beach.. and got mad and raised her fist at them when they wouldn't cooperate. !

Below: It's that dorky guy you always see at the beach with his metal detector looking for his fortune.

Above: A Content Couple

Below: A Private Beach Farther up the Shore.