Memorial Day 2021- Begins Summer and Our “New Normal”

 

We returned on Memorial Day to our favorite spot on the beach at Sullivan’s Island. It would be another memorable visit and a nice unofficial start to summer. 

And with great relief, things continue to return to some normalcy after nearly a year and a half under the deadly and disruptive COVID-19 pandemic. 

The buzz on the beach, OK just among Alesia, myself and a Sullivan’s Island police officer I stopped and asked: was 
that a fleet of ships that seemed to be moored in the Atlantic to the left of the Morris Island Lighthouse. 

The officer called a colleague who confirmed this was so but could not say why or what was going on. 

My photos unfortunately are not definitive. Those are houses and buildings to the right of the lighthouse.

Far to the left appears to be the outline of several ships, probably container ones that call on the ports in the area. Phone calls I made later in the day to the Folly Beach Police Department turned up no additional information. The dispatcher at Folly was not aware of such ships and there was no answer at the Charleston U.S. Coast Guard Station. In fact two calls there got an immediate busy signal. Phone off the hook there? Strange! What if I needed to report a boat in distress?  

To follow are land and sea scenes captured on this splendid Memorial Day. There were some unusual-looking ships coming out of the Harbor! Perhaps there is some more dredging work going on out in the ocean. 

The interaction of people on the beach with the big ships coming in and out of the harbor is something I always like to capture. 

Look closely at the above photo. There’s a 12-pack of Blue Moon beer next to the wagon. 

This would be a costly miss-step for Dad and Mom. Alcohol is prohibited on the beach here. The police stopped and wrote them a fine for $260. I debated whether to warn them of the policy. Regrettably, I did not. That was the days only downer.