My two travel pals and I learned quickly enough that our destination for the next few days is pronounced ED-is-toe. It took us until about the time we left to become familiar with the "new" pronunciation. But it didn't matter how it's supposed to be pronounced. We were calling it other names, like "Wow," "Quiet, " "Relaxing" and "How have we not heard of this place before."

The names are fitting for anyone not looking for much more than an easy stroll on a wide beach. Uncommercialized and with a residential population of less than 500, Edisto Beach is at the southern tip of the larger Edisto Island and some two hours south of Charleston.