Charleston, SC

We spent today in Charleston. I had never been there, although Bob had been there 3 times with our Boy Scout troop when Jon & Jason were in scouts. They stayed on the Yorktown Aircraft Carrier at Patriot's Point in Charleston Harbor. We toured the harbor on a boat and it was an absolutely gorgeous day. It was 80 degrees and by far the nicest weather we have had since we left Michigan. We saw dozens of houses on the harborfront that could be candidates for our "Winter Home", but I couldn't even decide which one to post on here because I took pictures of sooooooo many beautiful homes. The cruise boat advertised that they see dolphins all the time. Well, I seem to scare dolphins away. We did see ONE dolphin (see picture below) and that was the extent of it. We even drove over to Folly Island Beach where they say there are ALWAYS dolphins. Didn't see one! I did collect some shells for the grandkids on the beach, though. We also drove over to Sullivan's Island to see if we could get close to the lighthouse. We got right next to it, so I was very happy about that. There was another lighthouse on Morris Island, but we couldn't figure out how to get near it and it was starting to get dark by then. Charleston is a very historical and beautiful city and I'm sure we'll be going back there before we leave this area.


If you click to enlarge this picture, you'll see the dolphin


This was a sign at an attorney's office that I thought was hilarious


The Yorktown Aircraft Carrier

Part of one of the bridges that crosses Charleston Harbor

The Sullivan Island (aka Charleston) Lighthouse. It is a triangular structure.