A Snake’s Honeymoon
Wednesday November 25, 2020
I was reading my book this afternoon and noted the title phrase. The character in the book was a naval officer and he used the expression “those lines look line a snake’s honeymoon”.
Possibly the lines he was referring to might have looked a bit like our dock lines....
We moved over to the dock this morning. The whole thing went very smoothly owing to the skill of the helmsman and the choice of timing—slack tide. Charleston is on the Ashley River and has a strong tidal current that reverses every six hours. As the current flows quite fast, it’s best to do any maneuvering at slack. Docking can be challenging enough without a fast flowing current pushing the boat around.
After lunch, we set off on a walk around Charleston. Interestingly, we didn’t find it that familiar even though we had spent a fair number of days here on three previous occasions in 2003, 2012 and 2013. At one point in our walk, we did recognize a driveway bordered by lovely gardens and leading to a small structure (see B&W picture below). I expected to have more moments of recognition but not so much. Still there are so many lovely buildings and a gorgeous park near the waterfront. In the late afternoon we made our way back to the boat.
The delight of hot showers was followed by dinner. It was my turn to cook. I wanted to make a sort of spinach pie... What we had in the fridge was collard greens rather than spinach, so I used that along with feta cheese and sundried tomatoes. Instead of a crust, I served the filling with warmed pita breads. I guess you could call it a deconstructed spinach(?) pie!
We wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving with lots of wonderful food. We plan to take the day off from blogging—let nothing interrupt the eating!
Gloria
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