Fort Sumter — 2018

It was time for our ferry ride. Off to Fort Sumter we went in the late afternoon. Sumter if famous for the ‘opening’ blows of the Civil War. As a matter of course, it has a Civil war museum on-site and a bookstore (very modest and small, but a definite hit with the tourists looking…

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Patriots Point: Yorktown — 2018

After spending the morning at the aquarium, we headed over to Patriots Point. We bought some tickets for the tour of Fort Sumter which involves a ferry trip that leaves from Patriots Point. While we waited for the ferry we took a tour of the carrier Yorktown. Yorktown is a famous name from Pearl Harbour/War…

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South Carolina Aquarium — 2018

The SC Aquarium is intended to showcase all of the animal life in South Carolina from the sea coast, to the lowlands and black-water rivers, and up into the highlands near the Appalachian mountains. We spend a few hours touring the facility and taking a couple of ‘special’ tours to talk with animal curators and…

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