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The WANDERLUST Issue

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I Am Going on a Trip.... And I Am Packing............................................31

Publisher Jenny Dennis jenny.dennis@skirt.com

What I Wonder While I Wander ............................................................................. 40

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Alex Weishaupt alex.weishaupt@skirt.com

27 May Adventures to set your sights on.......................................................70

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Walk This Way Ingrid Steffensen ............................................39

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On a Whim and a Prayer Mary Zalmanek...............................................69

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Walk This Way

Ingrid Steffensen

Impulsively I blurt, “I’ll go with you. If you’ll have me.” Not long after that, we find ourselves in León, Spain, about 200 miles away from Santiago de Compostela, poised to join a pedestrian migration westward that will have us walking up to 19 miles a day for the next two weeks, with nothing to do but propel ourselves from one stop to the next. I can’t believe I’m here. I’ve never done anything like this before in my well-planned life: dropping everything to do something just for myself; a mental, physical, and spiritual journey with no real agenda except to get from one end to the other. I—who control everything—cede utter control of the plan. The whole thing is Deb’s baby, and once we get there, there are no choices to make anyway: every morning, all we do is get up, eat, and he giant censer swinging put one foot in front of the other until overhead billows great clouds of frawe get to the next stop. There are no grant smoke that once upon a time sights to see beyond the occasional ...there are no choices was intended to neutralize fleas, dischapel—or chicken. There are no real to make anyway: every morning, ease and the general stench of pilgrims choices to be made about where to go, all we do is get up, eat, and put one who walked hundreds of miles to get where to stay or what to eat. Whether foot in front of the other until we here. Half a dozen priests yank on its you’re in Triacastella, Portomarin, or get to the next stop. tether to send it crazily careening along Ponferrada, the Pilgrim’s Menu is the the cathedral transept, while a nun with same everywhere: order what you will, an ethereal voice sings a blessing. but it comes with tuna on top. And though I am not a particularly reliOnce we settle into our daily routine, gious person, tears press behind my eyes—for I, all we do, from the first mile to the last, is too, have just walked 200 miles to complete a journey walk—and talk. We develop blisters on our feet, that I had no idea I needed to take, and that I undertook bewe keep watch for each other when we have to pee cause a sudden urge seized my soul and just wouldn’t let go. in the bushes, we occasionally struggle to remain on See, here is how I normally plan a trip: the path. As the landscape unfurls step by step beneath our First: At least one but up to three years ahead of time, aching feet, we each unburden ourselves of our worries about negotiate venue with spouse. our daughters, our goals and concerns for our careers, our histoSecond: Approximately three to six months ahead, book ries and hopes for our husbands, parents, siblings, friends. While airline tickets and purchase guide book to locale in question. each confidence feels like a load lifted, carrying the other’s conThird: Upon receipt of guide book, pore over must-see items fession feels light: a burden shared. and agonize over itinerary. Consult Monsieur Le Internet endTwo weeks and 200 miles of this emotional archaeology exlessly over ratings, recommendations, and complaints. pedition, and we arrive at our ultimate destination. We do as Fourth: Compile dossier for rental car, hotel reservations, the other pilgrims do: we have our pilgrim passports stamped, and dinner reservations. we hug the apostle, and we attend the pilgrim’s mass. The ritual Finally: Depart with confidence knowing that carefully orof the swinging incense comes at the very end. We crowd forchestrated, highly civilized trip will unfurl precisely as planned. ward to get a good view, and as the scented smoke envelopes That, in a nutshell, is the kind of gal I am. So no one was my senses and burrows itself under my skin, I feel a powerful more surprised than I to find myself walking the Camino de cleansing effect. I may not have had any fleas in my clothes, but Santiago in Spain with a woman I barely know. Deb is a tiny for sure they were busily hopping about in my head—a flea for fireball of a woman, the mother of my daughter’s friend, and she my husband, a flea for the laundry, a big fat ol’ flea for the unfindecided that, to celebrate a big birthday, her gift to herself was ished manuscript languishing on my laptop, and a whole family going to be doing the two things she most loved to do: travel, of fleas, aunts and uncles and cousins, for my stress-bunny of a and walk. In her research she came across the historic pilgrimdaughter. They’ll all be there when I get back, but for right now, age route that runs for 500 miles east-to-west along northern in this mysterious, hard-won moment, they are quiet. The itch is Spain, beginning in France and ending in Spain’s Seattle, the gone, my mind and body temporarily at peace, surrendered to rainy northwest corner of the country. There, in Santiago de the smoke, the song, and this ancient space. Compostela, is a great cathedral that houses the purported relics of the Apostle James. Pilgrims have been making this Ingrid Steffensen is working journey for over a thousand years. Over a casual lunch one day, Deb reveals her intent to on a follow-up to her book follow this pilgrim’s path, and without warning, a marrowFast Girl Redux: This Time Fast Girl: Don’t Brake until deep yearning sprouts up inside me: I want to do THAT. While Slow (but she suspects it will You See the Face of God and Deb blithely chatters away, outlining her plans and its various go by another name). Her Other Good Advice for the permutations, I engage in some furious mental calculations— would Deb welcome my company?—would I want to spend work has appeared in The Racetrack. Chronicling her that kind of time with her?—would my family survive without New York Times, Popular adventures on the Camino de me?—and I conclude: possibly, why not, and, with a stockpile Mechanics, and The Wine Santiago, the working title is of frozen dinners, absolutely. Enthusiast, among others.

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Edna Roberds, Connie Sims Nelson, and B.B. Driskell are pedal pushers. The three Kiawah island residents are part of a “biker babe” cycling group that began in various iterations almost 10 years ago. The women didn’t just ride together; they also attended events, house tours, and one group even went to Niagara Falls (not by bicycle, of course). “They really became support groups for our community,” says B.B. The first group of cyclists (beach cruisers, naturally) had four members, and as other groups have been created, the biker babes’ number has grown to more than 180 women. Edna, Connie, and B.B. have most recently pitched a pilot for an “uplifting reality TV show” (says B.B.) called “The Southern Belle Biker Babes” and have completed the pilot, sizzle reel, and a full season of written episodes. They describe it as “The View,” but with a REAL view in the background—and episodes to include guests, celebrity or expert, that will go on adventures and inspire other women to do the same. Ideally, they’d love to start “biker babe” groups across the country and include them in the show as well. We love the idea of an active, positive, (mostly) drama-free reality show and that it’s home grown right here on Kiawah Island. You can check out bios, show information and videos at SouthernBelleBikerBabes.com. It might even inspire you to start a group of pedal pushers yourself!

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Jenny, Kate and Sara are smooth sailors.

Head Captain Sara Andreatta, Chief Mate Jenny Smith, and Mate Kate Klingelhofer spend their days making a living at what most of us dream about: Sailing the beautiful waters off the coast of Charleston. The trio sails from mid-March to early December, taking groups of adventure seekers out on the Schooner Pride, an 84-foot long ship operating in Charleston Harbor that is modeled after the 18th century coastal trading schooners that once dotted our harbor. The schooner is chartered for wedding receptions, events, birthday parties, anniversaries, moonlight sails on the harbor (when there is a full moon) with live acoustic music—the best “date” cruise. Sara has been working for Harbor Tours for six seasons now, and this is her second season as senior Captain of the Pride. She says her favorite part of the tours is the silence once the engine is off. “It’s just the wind and water and it’s really peaceful,” says Sara. “The guests love that part too...it’s really breathtaking.” The crew (there is always three crew members on board) does two sails a day with groups of up to 49 people, three sails on the weekends in the summer because the demand is so high. The best thing about the tours for the three crew members? Taking people out on the water, especially if they’ve never sailed before, so we get to see it with fresh eyes every time. We let people volunteer to help raise the sails and seeing the look on their faces... especially the kids...when they help steer the boat. It never gets old!” Check out tour options at SchoonerPride.com.

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Experts Reveal Why Now Might Be the Time to Move Up to Your Dream Home

It’s been a strong start this year to the Real Estate Market in Charleston, South Carolina. Low inventory has resulted in higher sale prices. “Many of our listings sold for higher than their appraised values,” says Jeﬀ Cook of Jeﬀ Cook Real Estate.

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With more than 100 years of combined experience, Jeff’s team at Jeff Cook Real Estate has perfected the home selling process. It starts with a powerful 89 point marketing plan. “Every month we attract 400-600 pre-approved, ready to buy prospects, including buyers working with other agents. We consistently negotiate better sale prices for homeowners, on average retrieving 98 percent of asking price. It’s proven that homes that sell fast, in today’s market, sell for higher,” says Jeff. “We’re proud of our track record of selling homes faster than the local average.” According to Jeff, marketing and proper home staging are just as important as pricing and negotiating. “Our marketing budget allows us to invest 100 times more cash into our home selling system than the average agent. Most agents simply cannot afford to spend what it takes to create that much demand for a home,” he says. “Our systemized process includes making the entire home selling process a positive one,” says Jeff. “Our Day by Day Listing Guarantee means that you won’t be trapped in a long, one-sided listing agreement. This represents our 100/0 Core Value - 100 percent accountability, zero excuses.” “From the day you meet us, until long after your home is sold, our goal is for you to never feel compelled to call another real estate company again,” he adds. In 2014, Jeff Cook Real Estate helped a family buy or sell a home, on average, every 24 hours. Jeff is so confident that his proven home selling system will sell your home, that if it doesn’t sell, he will step in and buy it.* “A big advantage of our buyout program is that if a buyer wants your home, but cannot sell her’s, we will bridge that gap by buying it,” Jeff promises. To set up a no obligation phone consultation and demo with a Jeff Cook Real Estate expert, call 843501-0513 or email leads@jeffcookrealestate.com. Visit www.JeffCookRealEstate.com to see how Jeff sells more homes than any other real estate agent in the Charleston area and why Jeff is the only agent that Shark Tank Mogul, Barbara Corcoran is willing to endorse in the entire Charleston area. Jeff Cook Real Estate services all of the Tri-County area. *Subject to terms of “Guarantee Sale Program”

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in a darkened room with an angry scorpion. I was screaming louder than a howler monkey; Jim was as still as a church mouse. Always calm in the face of crisis, Jim managed to find the light switch, step on the scorpion, and flush him down the toilet. We saw six more scorpions during our stay. Each encounter had its own high drama. Near the end of our trip when Jim’s parents and siblings were visiting, a scorpion stung my thumb. Jim’s family and the employees were compassionate and helpful. To tell the truth, it was more like a mild bee sting than the excruciating pain I’d imagined. If I would have known early on how mild these scorpion stings were, I could have done that trip with a lot less whooping and hollering. Except for the scorpions, it was like paradise. The creatures of the rainforest were a constant source of enchantment, amusement, and sometimes terror. We admired the brilliantly colored parrots and toucans, and envied the graceful and silent flight of y husband Jim and I vultures. I stood my ground between an uninvited coatimundi, a had never been to Costa Rica until April 2001, but five months furry little four-legged beggar who came for breakfast, and the later we returned as innsitters to allow the owners to take a vaguests eager to feed him. Jim joined forces with the inn employcation. We had no experience as innkeepers. We didn’t speak ees and a neighboring farmer to capture a runaway cow. the language. We weren’t familiar with the country. In spite of It didn’t happen every night, but sometimes the beauty of nathat, Bill and Jeff made us an offer. On a whim, we said yes. ture gave a command performance. I had no choice but to drop For two months in the fall, we would take care of an inn with everything and watch the sunset through Maxfield Parrish four guest rooms in the main building and three private eyes. The white, rose and apricot clouds stood out casitas. The property sat on seven acres overlookagainst a brilliant and constantly changing blue ing Lake Arenal. Costa Rica was a paradise to sky. The lush greens of the grasses and trees us, and we were excited to return. on the rolling hills of the distant shore were Jim and I took a crash course in Spandifferent in each moment as we watched ish so we could converse with the five them. The light on the trees right outside employees who spoke little-to-no Engthe Villa competed for our attention. In lish. Since we would be there during the ten or fifteen minutes the show would off season, we encouraged family and It didn’t happen end and we were released to go on friends to take advantage of the disevery night, but sometimes with the task at hand. counted rates. the beauty of nature gave a During our two-month stay, fifty Eight days before we were due command performance. ...I realized I had no percent of the guests who had booked to leave, high hopes were replaced choice everything the but mantoI drop had married reservations cancelled due to the terby heartbreak. September 11, 2001. and watchme thetosunset through expected start cooking. rorist attack. Some of the guests who Terrorists destroyed the World Trade Maxfield Parrish eyes. This was a role did come were from New York City, Center and attacked the Pentagon. I had somehow failed and were eager to share their stories. Planes were grounded. Our nation grieved. to envision for myself.” Winston had been walking to his office in I prayed. a building next to the World Trade Center After several days of uncertainty, we decided Towers after the first plane hit. When the secto follow through with our commitment. Bill and Jeff ond plane hit, he ran away so fast he lost one gave us a few days of training when we arrived. Our job was shoe. With a catch in his voice, he whispered he had to talk to guests (all of them spoke English), cook breakfast, seen his missing shoe on TV. In his glistening eyes, I saw shop for groceries, make reservations and handle the money. his grief for greater losses, and his gratitude for life. The employees cleaned rooms, washed dishes, and maintained Jim and I often think about what a gift we were given–a gift the grounds. of paradise and time enough to breathe it all in. Even after all Since we were just five months into our Spanish lessons, these years, I still challenge myself to continue to appreciate the we were never far from our dictionary. With our meager ordinary beauty of every day. I now see bears and blue jays that vocabulary, hand signals and sincere smiles, we befriended the frequent my back yard with the same sense of wonder that I had staff. Mainor and Manuel invited Jim to their soccer games, and for the monkeys and toucans. I greet people of different races and Nuria taught me to cook many delicious Costa Rican recipes. customs with the same respect and lack of fear that I have for One night after dinner, I stopped in the bathroom. As I was the Costa Ricans who gather their food with machetes and spear leaving, I noticed an apparently dead scorpion behind the door. guns. I try new things and laugh at my mistakes with the same He was flat, as if someone had stepped on him with a big boot. good humor that I did in paradise. I grabbed my camera and asked Jim to join me. He passed the door over the flattened scorpion a couple of times. It was as Mary Zalmanek is the still as a corpse. Jim asked, “What makes you think it’s dead?” author of The Art of the I said, “Well, of course he’s dead. He’s a flat as a pancake.” travel and lifestyle articles I tapped my camera near his squashed little head to prove it. Spark: 12 Habits to Inspire to Motorhome Magazine. Imagine my surprise when he puffed up his full-body attack Romantic Adventures Mary and her husband armor with stinger fully erect and twitching and ran toward us. (artofthespark.com), and is I jumped back, then flew out of the bathroom in a single leap. Jim live in Colorado. a frequent contributor of I accidentally turned off the light as I fled, leaving Jim alone

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Climb the 167 steps of Hunting Island Lighthouse. The view is worth it.

Honeybee Farm, which is open year round.

People come from around the world to dip in the legendary healing water at Healing Springs.

Get your fill of the French Quarter with the 25 galleries participating in the French Quarter Art Walks. 5.p.m.-8p.m. pm the First Friday of May, returning in October.

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In 1840, the Bradford family created the Bradford Watermelon.Trek to Sumter for a taste.

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Note:The Bradford Watermelon, originally bred in the 1840s by Nathaniel Napoleon Bradford, is one of the oldest surviving North American watermelons.

Hollywood is closer than you think. The Cypress Gardens Ruins in Monck’s Corner are left over from The Patriot set.

Join the Lowcountry Stargazers. They meet the first Thursday of the month at Atlantic Aviation.

Tea Time! The Charleston Tea Plantation is the home of American Classic Tea, grown right here in S.C. Located on picturesque Wadmalaw Island, you won’t want to miss the trolley tour of the 127 acres growing 320 varieties of tea plants.

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The GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail has 17.5 miles of beautiful natural scenery—time to set out.

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Meet Anne and Stephen. Anne Izard and Stephen Mead met “at the keg at Anne’s birthday party” in college in Wyoming. They were friends for two years before they began dating and the rest is history. The pair balance each other so well: Stephen describes Anne as “peaceful and loving” and Anne calls him “energetic and happy.” Stephen is a kid at heart and Anne always packs the water and snacks. They both love a Dark & Stormy, Greek yogurt (always in the fridge), and have added the Ergo baby backpack to their must-have list for outdoor excursions with a one and three-year-old. They both have adventures on their shared bucket lists: “Ride an elephant, summit Kendall Mountain, paddle the main fork of the Salmon River, raise my children to make good choices and be good community members, take a trip to New Zealand.” Once those are checked off, Stephen’s says, “I just want to travel and live on a sailboat with Anne and the kids... I have had this on my bucket list for 20 Anne says, “strive to go above and beyond the years or more.”

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call of duty, never assume, and remember even the littlest thing can change a child’s life.” Stephen adds, “treat people well, and appreciate the staff because they are who make the experience.”

They love Charleston and its amazing beaches.

“It’s a battle— beach or mountain. We love them both!”

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In 1978, 14.8% of the participants in the Bridge Run were female. In 2014, 59% of the runners were women.

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Sign your little fashionista up for Petit-Panache Fashion Camp, then wait 20 years for her (or him) to win “Project Runway.” See the schedule at PetitPanacheFashionCamp.com

Cruising Shem Creek with the dolphins, of course! Ladies only, one-hour cruise and two can ride for $45. hydrobikescharleston.com

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Our much deserved Mother’s Day Brunch on May 10th at Morgan Creek. Book early!

Time to Summer Up the House:

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Skin cancer is the #1 most commonly diagnosed form of cancer.

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