Exploring the SC Coast - Folly Beach & Botany Bay

South Carolina has some of the most interesting coastline I've ever seen.
Rocky shores, white sand beaches, and even dead trees.
It's wild.

Last weekend when we were down in Charleston we decided to drive to Folly Beach and then on to Botany Bay; a secret little gem tucked away in the jungle. It's one of those places where you start to drive down an unpaved road and question whether or not you should keep going...

Let's start with Folly Beach.
This place is more public and well-known than Botany Bay. But still a peaceful retreat to explore and get some quality beach time in.

Look at those storm clouds moving out.
Hello Heaven.

 A walk along this beach will provide plenty of views of cute beach front homes, shrimp boats, weddings, and lots of purple starfish.

Parking was free right along the beach. It was great.

So after sitting in the back of my SUV and having cupcakes for lunch, we made the split decision to drive an hour down to Edisto Island and check out Botany Bay.
The best trips are always unplanned.

I found this wonderland by following a lot of talented photographers on Instagram that are based out of SC.
The sunrise photos they take on this beach are phenomenal.

We were here as the sun was setting so the lighting for photos wasn't the best.
Either way,  check this place out.....

Chock-full of dead trees and seashells, this place was like stepping back in the dinosaur age.

Land before time style.

One of my favorite things about this beach was that all who wandered here seemed to leave their mark by hanging one of the thousands of shells on the dead palms.
So of course I had to join in.

To get to this beach you have to drive down a long unpaved road. Then you drive up to what seems to be someone's private small farm, but there's a parking area to walk to the beach. You will walk about a quarter mile through a couple of marshes and finally reach the ocean.
The walk itself was beautiful...

Word on the street is there are more of these 'dead trees' beaches here in SC.
I can't wait to track them down and share them with you!

My mom is coming down next week for a long Mother's day weekend... I think her and I are going back to the Lowcountry to possibly stay at a cute bed & breakfast right on the ocean.
Maybe explore some plantations and new beaches.. I can't wait! Stay tuned for that.

Oh and guess what?
WE'RE MOVING!
Come mid-June we will be renting a not-even-built-yet 2 bedroom apartment!!
Bring on the hardwood floors.

Although we often talk about getting up and moving to a different part of the country again, our new apartment is still in the same town.
Because, well....