This was our second anchorage with our new Rocna anchor and so far, so good! We headed to St. John’s Yacht Harbour in Charleston which was only a few miles away so we arrived early. We got settled in and uber’d over to downtown Charleston Easter morning for a carriage ride tour. Our guide had been a teacher for 10 years and knew her history very well – she reminded us both of Tiffany. The city of Charleston doesn’t allow trolley tours – only carriage and walking tours. Evidently, we lucked out and Easter was a slow day for downtown Charleston tourism which totally worked for us! Afterward, we both had fish tacos at the Charleston Crab House for lunch and then walked around and visited the Old Exchange building and provost dungeon which was very interesting. It’s been interesting being able to visit St. Augustine, then Savannah, Beaufort and then Charleston as their history seems very intertwined – it’s really been interesting.
Monday, we had a wonderful visit with Beth and Jim. This was the first family we’ve seen since Christmas and it was really nice. And of course, we had to celebrate their 50th anniversary!
Today, we visited the Middleton Place which was beautiful! It has existed since 1741 and has lots of history. The grounds and gardens were just so peaceful and we spent almost six hours just taking in the beauty of it all. We saw an alligator on the lawn early in the morning and several of them swimming in the flooded rice field later in the day. We had a delicious meal at the restaurant and just thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
Wednesday, we stayed at McClellanville, SC which is a small shrimping town which we took full advantage of at their local fish market. Today, we are heading to Georgetown, SC.
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Middleton Place Pictures!
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Stono River Pictures!
Charleston Pictures!
OK Kimi, you were testing me to see if I would notice that the pictures posted for the Stono Rover and Charleston were same ones! Good test, Still Good pictures. Ive looked into those river cruises (which I assume that last picture of the ship was) they aint cheap!!!!!
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DeleteI see you got a picture of my winter plantation! Ill have to talk with the caretakers about that!! All kidding aside it is amazing how similar to me the houses look between the old cities.
ReplyDeleteI totally understand. A few differences have been pointed out. Savannah is a smaller city than Charleston and the homes are a bit further spaced apart – not much but some. Charleston built their homes so the side faced the street – supposedly to catch the ocean breezes – and seem closer together than Savannah. We talked with some ladies at Mrs. Wilkes house who had visited three plantations in Charleston and they said each one was different. I can’t really say since we’ve only been to one plantation. And yes - you need to speak your caretakers ASAP :)
DeleteI finally caught up with your blog, it is so peaceful to read and lots of good info of what we should take advantage of in the fall. It is fun to keep in touch with you. I will look at the pictures when we get wifi. Another thing is how much you talk about your bikes makes me feel encouraged about using ours in the fall. Keep posting and be safe.
ReplyDeleteFrom what I hear about bikes – if you’re used to them, you’ll use them – if you’re not, you won’t. We’ve had bikes for a number of years so we are used to them and use them a lot. I will say though that we’ve run into some drivers that don’t like us – people don’t like us on the sidewalks and cars don’t like us on the road. So… we kind of pick and choose when and where we use them. I know you will be home soon for the summer - I hope you have a wonderful one! Please keep in touch!
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