Folly Beach and Taco Boy

We took a trip to Folly Beach today for lunch.  Long trip....took 45 minutes....and it was worth every minute!  I only took about 100 pictures and I love each one...lucky for you I am not going to share each one of them!

We met my daughter, Christie, her husband Michael and the two boys there (Casey and Brendan) and went to Taco Boy.  There is one closer to home (in Charleston) but we had heard that the atmosphere was better in Folly so decided to drive the extra distance.  It was just great!  Very funk and fun.  The food and draft Mexican beer were great.  The prices are way too much for Mexican food but at least it was good Mexican food....a difficult thing to find in the south.  I had a fish taco that was very reminiscent of the ones I used to get on the streets in Mexico.  And a Pacifico beer on draft.  Whenever I drink Pacifico or Corona I am transported right back to the Pacific beaches of Mexico.  Ah, but I did love Mexico!

Lunch over - I made everyone pose for a picture outside the restaurant.  The boys left to do their own thing and the older folks went for a walk on the pier.  (You can see that Christie has thrown away the crutches from her knee surgery and is just using the knee brace).

It was a cool and overcast day but the crowds were quite thick because of a fishing tournament that was going on.  We had such a good time watching the people catch just about everything except the fish they were supposed to catch.

We saw a sting ray and a very old and very large horseshoe crab.  (that is what Kirby and Michael called it anyway)  Can you see his little claws under him.  They were working very hard to get him untangled from the line so he could go back to the sea.







Isn't this a pretty scene?  I am not one for sitting at the beach but I know lots of people who love it.  They were enjoying it a lot today - even if it was not very warm!