The next day found us dodging raindrops on our drive over to Columbia on I-2o. We splurged on a nice hotel directly across the street from John's "Fancy Apartment in the Sky," as he calls it, since we knew we'd be doing a bit of walking.
John took the afternoon off work and showed us around a bit of the University of South Carolina and then a short tour of downtown. I miss living somewhere that there's an interesting urban landscape.
With our downtown tour finished, we headed back to the hotel and then met up with John and his friend Chuck for dinner at The Liberty Tap Room. A brief stop at Starbucks afterward (because, natch), and back to the hotel for the night.