{"id":1265,"date":"2010-09-05T06:33:01","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T12:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oneshoediaries.com\/blog\/?p=3666"},"modified":"2010-09-05T06:33:01","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T12:33:01","slug":"destination-kiawah-island-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneshoediaries.com\/blog\/destination-kiawah-island-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Destination: Kiawah Island, South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sharon and I headed out on a road trip to see her parents on Deal Island, MD and family in Baltimore, MD. To help make the trip easier we made a stopover in Charleston S.C. to see our friends Kevin and Jason. And while there we wanted to explore Kiawah Island as we haveever been there.<\/p p>The drive down highway 171 was spectacular. The live oak trees had overgrown the road to form a dense tunnel with their branches from which long flowing strands of spanish moss hung from waving in the gentle breeze.<\/p div id=\"attachment_3672\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 160px\">\"Nora<\/a><\/p>\n

Nora and daddy cruising the Kiawah Island Beach Walker County Park Beach<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We were a little disappointed to find out it is a private gated community and the only public beach access on the island was a small county park, Beach Walker Park. The park itself was veryice and well kept, but being so used to our snow white sand and clear emerald waters, the beach was a little of a let down. But it was oil-free \ud83d\ude09 The park was also $7 per vehicle which to me is a little steep.<\/p p>After an hour or so on the beach playing with Nora and strolling for shells weeeded lunch. We had passed a small shopping area, Freshfields Village, and figured it looked like a perfect place to find food. It is aice upscale and well manicured complex with theicest Harris Teeter grocery store I have ever seen. In our search for a restaurant we came across Ladles. Ladles<\/a> is a soup and sandwich place with the emphasis on soup.<\/p p>What really caught my attention was the largeumber of soups on the menu. I LOVE SOUP! And they had an all-you-can-eat soup and salad so I was in heaven. I had the cream of crab, tomato basil, vegetable, lobster bisque and the best of all, the unique buffalo chicken soup! They do use allatural ingredients and surprisingly 2% milk on cream-based varieties. The staff and owner were so friendly. Actually everyone we met on the island was very friendly.<\/p p>Overall the experience we had on Kiawah was excellent. It is a very impressive looking place with the whole island professionally maintained and landscaped. The bike paths were immaculate and weaved through the vegetation. I really want to go stay there as a vacation place and ride bikes everywhere.<\/p p>And as expected, there wasot a lost shoe anywhere on the island as I am sure it would be picked up immediately. However I did find one on the road home, Lost Sole #375 \ud83d\ude42<\/p p>\n

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