We fly home
Mar. 22nd, 2025 11:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
walkitoutWe were unable to get a late checkout. My sister left before we were up (train back home), so I missed hugging everyone goodbye (failed to do that the night before, oops). We hung out in the lobby for a couple hours (nice and quiet with comfy chairs and a bathroom handy) before driving to the Tattooed Moose in Park Circle. That was incredible. I had the pork belly sub and R. got the Cuban:
LUCKY #1 SUB 1550
Chinese BBQ pork belly, house-made kimchi, mayo, fresh veggies and serrano
peppers, dressed with rice wine vinaigrette, with cilantro & green onions
LOWCOUNTRY CUBAN 13
Smoked pork, ham, Swiss cheese, sweet and spicy pickled green tomatoes, and
spicy brown mustard on a pressed, buttered roll,
served with Mojo sauce for dippin’ SORRY NO CHANGES
Both were amazing. I could not believe how good the Lucky #1 was. Implausible but incredible.
A. got a burger, I think? I had a Sazerac and a Porter, both were yummy. They were not shy with the absinthe for the Sazerac. No headache, which is nice.
We then headed to the airport, and A. regretted that because jet fuel smell and noise levels, but we eventually found a companion bathroom and a bench that was away from gates and thus had better air quality and she was happy. I also bought some over ear Brookstone noise cancelling headphones that helped a bunch. Another Paid Too Much moment. *sigh* I had experimented so many times unsuccessfully with over-ear headphones she supposedly liked, too. These ones have massive battery life, and she can wear them over her earbuds and thus doesn’t have to pair them, just turn on the noise canceling feature.
Flight was at 7ish, and uneventful. We got unpacked, but I did not start laundry. We snacked, but did not really need more food.
Getting home was great; I realized I had never really relaxed while in Charleston, and I unlike virtually every other trip I’ve taken in my life, I have zero desire to return to see more of it. Weird experience, kinda reminiscent of the day trip to Lafayette I did with I. on a trip to New Orleans over 20 years ago.
LUCKY #1 SUB 1550
Chinese BBQ pork belly, house-made kimchi, mayo, fresh veggies and serrano
peppers, dressed with rice wine vinaigrette, with cilantro & green onions
LOWCOUNTRY CUBAN 13
Smoked pork, ham, Swiss cheese, sweet and spicy pickled green tomatoes, and
spicy brown mustard on a pressed, buttered roll,
served with Mojo sauce for dippin’ SORRY NO CHANGES
Both were amazing. I could not believe how good the Lucky #1 was. Implausible but incredible.
A. got a burger, I think? I had a Sazerac and a Porter, both were yummy. They were not shy with the absinthe for the Sazerac. No headache, which is nice.
We then headed to the airport, and A. regretted that because jet fuel smell and noise levels, but we eventually found a companion bathroom and a bench that was away from gates and thus had better air quality and she was happy. I also bought some over ear Brookstone noise cancelling headphones that helped a bunch. Another Paid Too Much moment. *sigh* I had experimented so many times unsuccessfully with over-ear headphones she supposedly liked, too. These ones have massive battery life, and she can wear them over her earbuds and thus doesn’t have to pair them, just turn on the noise canceling feature.
Flight was at 7ish, and uneventful. We got unpacked, but I did not start laundry. We snacked, but did not really need more food.
Getting home was great; I realized I had never really relaxed while in Charleston, and I unlike virtually every other trip I’ve taken in my life, I have zero desire to return to see more of it. Weird experience, kinda reminiscent of the day trip to Lafayette I did with I. on a trip to New Orleans over 20 years ago.