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Greekfest 2009

On May 8-10th 2009, the Greek Orthodox Church located at 30 Race Street in downtown Charleston, held their annual Greek Festival. If you have never been to this event, let me tell you from experience, it is TONS of fun! There is live music, dancing, wine tasting, cultural events, church tours, and most importantly, fantastic food! The wife and I went on the last day, which just happened to be Mothers Day, which meant that moms get in free! (This was nice as it gave the wife a couple extra dollars to get one of those wonderful gyros!) There was free parking at the Joe Riley Stadium at 360 Fishburne Street and shuttles to and from the event every 15 minutes. I have to say, I think that we made a wise choice of a day to come based on the weather itself, as it was overcast with light rains and in the mid 80s. The rain did not hamper the event whatsoever. There was a great turnout and I really don't think that many people minded the weather at all. From the atmosphere of the crowd, it appeared that everyone was having a wonderful time. Sarah and I really enjoyed ourselves , it was a great way to spend and afternoon. If you are in the Charleston area next year at this time, I would highly recommend that you check out this event! Opa! To see some snapshots that I took of the Greekfest, click here...

On October 27, 2007 The Three Dog Bakery located at 430 King Street in Charleston, SC sponsored a reunion for Shih Tzu's rescued from a Goose Creek home in 2006. The event was a success thanks to the huge efforts put forth by the stores owner Dustin Guthrie, Pearl Sutton (the Executive director of the Doc Williams SPCA), and Nichole Evans. As many as 20 Shih Tzu's and their owners arrived for the reunion.

My wife and I were lucky enough to adopt one of these Shih Tzus, her name is Coco. She is a blond Shih Tzu who is a very loving dog and a joy to have around. She demands attention at all times and wherever we go, Coco is sure to be not far behind. Her best friend is a bobtailed tabby kitten named Hunter which we adopted from the Francis Willis SPCA. Hunter is now in his pre-teen years, be sure to check the Life with Hunter link for lots of photos! Around our home, the adventures of these two guys never ends... Hunter and Coco are a riot to watch play around the house!

A few weeks prior to the reunion, we received a call from Nichole Evans inviting us to the gathering. It was to be a costume party complete with good fellowship and plenty of ooh's and aww's. The dogs seemed to remember each other qite well even after a year of seperation as they came nose to nose and sniffed each other. The Three Dog Bakery had a nice itinerary set up which included sniff and be sniffed, a store to store do friendly trick or treat, a cake cutting for the dogs, bobbing for bagles, and of course, pictures, pictures, and more pictures! All and all, I think that everyone had a great time, I know my wife and I had a nice warm feeling inside that we had been a part of this wonderful occasion. To see pictures from this event, click here

This is our Shi tsu Coco. Her favorite activities are eating, sleeping, keeping underfoot at all times, barking at the back door, and playing with our cat, Hunter.

Here are all the Shih Tzus leaving Three Dog Bakery to parade down King Street to go Growlerweening at all the local stores for treats

Tall Ships come to Charleston, South Carolina

These are some picture that I took durring the Maritime festival in downtown Charleston. This was my first time seeing these majestic beauties of the sea and I have to say, it is certainly a sight to see! I only wish that I could have been there when they set sail, I'll bet that would have made some great pictures. Here is a link to the column done about the tall ships by our local newspaper: http://web.charleston.net/news/2007/may/17/cover/

SC Customs house located on East Bay Street in Charleston

One of the smaller boats in the harbor

Thats me in front of the Virginia

US Coast Guard on patrol

Another shot of the Virginia

Hoards of people waited in line to tour the ships on deck, my wife and I decided that we could see the ships just fine from the shore!

View of the USS Yorktown located at Patriots Point from the marina. Patriots Point is open to the public and there are tours available. For visiting hams, the Charleston Amatuer Radio Society 145.790 repeater is located on the Yorktown, the tone is 123.