Botany Bay Ecotours

08/07/2024

Heeheehee

08/07/2024

Whatever helps get you through the summer doldrums! ! Apply now :)

08/07/2024

I’ve always liked Little Debbie, but maybe not anymore…

07/01/2024

High on the Hog by Dr Harris (and the netflix doc by the same name) traces the foodways of the African diaspora. Guess where the first stop was after leaving the shores of W Africa? Charleston. Sea Island cooking has direct links back to knowledge and techniques from W. Africa. Join a Marvelous Meal by Marvetta for an immersion experience in Gullah/Geechee cooking.

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WHAT IS SOUL FOOD? LEARN WITH THESE SOUL FOOD HISTORY BOOKS YOU MUST BUY

Click to read: https://www.blacksouthernbelle.com/what-is-soul-food-learn-with-these-soul-food-history-books-you-must-buy/

06/25/2024

It's a mystery why the "mystery tree" is decorated with lights when light pollution is a growing problem. Migratory birds and all kind of nocturnal animals need a dark sky. Please keep the lights to a minimum. There is no reason to decorate a natural object in a beautiful view-scape with plastic trash and lights. Calling Miss Pearl....

06/24/2024

Mercy my, Babe! We’re getting alot of media interest these days! Palmetto Life came to see us this month and is coming back in July!!

06/20/2024

Team effort: Big Bear Roofing, Hutchinson Heritage Foundation, the beloved home owner (this wasn’t charity- we all contributed- it was a community “roof raising”), Marvelous Meals by Marvetta, and life-long Edisto Beach visitors made this possible!!

A well-loved figure on Edisto Island has a new roof thanks to organizations who have wanted to make a difference in the Gullah Geechee community.

06/18/2024

It is an honor to partner with Greg Estevez to share Edisto Island’s history. Recent research has reminded us of the unjust practices after Reconstruction when land was stripped from freed people. Greg joins the researcher behind “40 Acres and a Lie” the podcast about this research.

First Coast Connect 6/17/24

06/18/2024

Edisto and our history is on national news these days- as it should be….

Journalist Alexia Fernández Campbell says some freed men and women were given titles to land following the Civil War -- but after President Lincoln's death, the land was taken back.

06/17/2024

On our tour called The African American Journey in collaboration with author Greg Estevez we talk about “40 acres and a mule” and what it meant for Edisto. Take the time to listen to this podcast. It’s a hard history we should all know.

Our historical investigation found 1,250 formerly enslaved Black Americans who were given land – only to see it returned to their enslavers.

06/12/2024

Private sunset cruise

06/04/2024

06/03/2024

Good morning

05/14/2024

Y’all people are LOVING time spent with Marvetta! What’s not to love- great people and great local food!!!

04/19/2024

Who needs some Edisto time???

04/18/2024

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Great idea for families headed to Edisto for vacation this summer. Start your stay with a Marvelous Meal by Marvetta and create a new family tradition!!

04/14/2024

Tune in to IG to see the Edisto Island parade today at 2pm! https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5wISa8R9dO/?igsh=cDdpMm1wd2Z1emdt

04/06/2024

https://abcnews4.com/news/local/estevez-family-uncovers-ties-to-botany-bay-plantation-on-edisto-island-black-history-south-carolina-wciv-2024

It is a moment of reconnecting, remembering and acknowledging family history on Edisto Island.

03/15/2024

Tree frogs have specialized skin cells, called chromatophores, which allow them to change colors rapidly, depending on their surroundings, emotions, and environmental and physiological factors. This green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) is warming up in a black pipe and I’ve never seen one so dark before- almost matching the pipe.

03/12/2024

We have seats open on tomorrow’s (3/13) public Dolphin Ecotour. Today we saw one pod feeding on the outgoing tide. Book online and join the adventure!

02/14/2024

Marvelous Meals by Marvetta has its own FB and IG. If you like Sea Island cooking and Edisto life, follow along and spread the word! Marvelous Meals by Marvetta

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Sea Island cooking starts with fresh, local ingredients right from our waterways! Blue crab, fish and shrimp are abundant around Edisto Island. But we also serve land based proteins- chicken, okra gumbo and more!

02/09/2024

Botany Bay beach

01/09/2024

Here comes the big rain. On the radar it looks like it is decreases in intensity so maybe this will be it….

12/21/2023

If you have time during the holiday season, leave us a review of your ecotour. It helps us out as a small business so think of it as your gift to us! We appreciate it.
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11/24/2023

Dragons indeed! If you can find a way to read this, it’s something for folks living along the coast to contemplate…

The combined threat of climate change and development in risky areas is making it a big challenge to keep coastal Carolina residents safe.

11/08/2023

I met Rudy Manke when I was 12 and there was a cotton rat explosion at Edisto Beach. He stopped in a white, convertible MG with the top down and asked if I had seen any. I wanted to ride in that car so I hopped in not knowing who he was, but he knew about cotton rats and was in a cool car. When we pulled up at my house my grandmother came out onto the porch and I thought I was done for since she saw me getting out of a stranger’s car. But she said, “Hello, Rudy Manke.” He was already on TV and she was a regular watcher of his show NatureScene. After that I attended some of his nature walks and public programs and was honored many years later to lead a walk with him as a colleague. He is an environmental education icon and he will be missed. -Capt Meg