Take Me Out To The Harbor, Sail Me Out To The Game

WHEN: July 13 & 14, 2013
WHERE: Charleston, South Carolina

Maybe I got that backwards.

It was a warm weekend in July.  Our small group from church had plans.

1) Go to a baseball game

2) Go on a sunset cruise

180° view of Joseph P. Riley Park (Home of the Charleston Riverdogs)
 

The Charleston Riverdogs are a minor league baseball team, founded in 1980 and partially owned by Bill Murray (part-time resident of Charleston).  This was the first time Stacie and I have ever been to a professional baseball game in our 12-year relationship.  Neither of us care much for baseball, but we enjoyed it and would like to go again.  Free tickets make it more enjoyable too.

Our view for the night.  Fouls balls can be especially dicey when sitting this close.  Never could take our eyes off the game.

The baseball park is surrounded by rivers and marshes (hence the team's name).


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Aerial view of Joseph P. Riley Park

Baseball in the summer

Waiting to board our sunset cruise

MOL Cosmos (1050ft.) and James McAlister tug

Can't remember this ship's name...and that bugs me :)

YM Vancouver (853ft.) heading out to sea

The night's mode of transportation

Stace's first time on the water in Charleston (and my second)...why did we wait 3 years to do this??

The Ravenel Bridge (575ft. high, 2.5 miles long)

Always enjoy photographing it

Our captain let Jon (who is in the Navy) navigate the boat for a while.

MOL Cosmos making a grand entrance through the harbor

MOL Cosmos floating passed Charleston Harbor Marina (HD video)
(Sorry about the wind.)

Balancing the moon...like I said, it's pretty big bridge!

Sunset Silhouette

Castle Pinckney (built in 1811) in the middle of Charleston Harbor

Stacie was the first to see a loggerhead sea turtle that was swimming along just off the bow of the boat.

Shem Creek, where we made so memories this past summer

Great night for a sunset harbor cruise

The Schooner Pride, also out for a sunset cruise

The Schooner Pride

The Holy City skyline

Charleston skyline at sunset

About to face off with the Schooner Pride

Homes along the Charleston Battery, and St. Michael's Church


Charleston Battery at sunset

Home of the CEO of Piggly Wiggly (HQ in Charleston)



Sailing passed Murray Blvd. ("South Battery")

Summer nights

The ladies

I could live with (and in) that!

Or that

Boats at the Charleston City Marina

Rain showers in the (not-so-far) distance

This is how to watch a summer sunset

Come back soon, summer...come back soon!