Heat index of 42°C. 42!
This Canadian was not engineered for temperatures like this.
Slow and roasty
New Wifi
Shiny new wifi router with bright blue blinky lights is mounted on the board.
Getting it up and running was less painful than I expected.
A visit to Charlestowne Landing
Paid a visit to Charles Towne Landing for the first time today. Buried in the middle of the city, it’s a remarkably quiet place with a lot of gorgeous scenery, wide marsh views, native Carolina animals and lots of history.
While I was sitting around waiting for my fellow photowalkers, the person manning the visitor’s center told me an alligator had just swam up to the bridge, so I walked out to get a few photos.
There’s a lot to see and a lot of trails to wander around. Head down to the creek and check out the Adventure, a replica cargo vessel that would have carried cargo to ports up and down the east coast.
There’s also the Animal Forest, where you can see animals native to the Carolinas, including a few bison!
While you’re walking along the trails, keep an eye out to avoid stumbling into things like this
Charles Towne Landing is a gem of a place and definitely worth multiple visits.
Penguins and coffee
Today’s Charleston Linux User Group meeting was held at the new Coastal Coffee Roasters in Summerville.
Brad’s roasting operation is in full gear and during the meeting we got to sample his iced coffee. It’s not just regular brewed coffee poured over ice. It’s a cold brew process that results in a remarkably tasty, non-bitter refreshing cold drink perfect for these hot summer days.
Today’s meeting covered the latest happenings with Summer PyGames, an update from the recent Southeast Linuxfest, a demo of a machine planned for use as a server for a new community computer lab, the new Makelab Charleston and various other miscellaneous topics.
After the meeting wrapped up, Brad gave us a tour of the roasting operation.
Starting from raw green coffee beans
talking about the roasting process
and the finished product
If you’re in the area, stop by and pay them a visit. Pick up a bag or two of coffee and try some of the iced coffee.
Bag o Dice
