Charleston SC

We've only got a couple more days left here so we headed to the downtown area to walk around.

You gotta love people that will build a wall around the tree limb.

We did a tour of the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon and the Old Slave Mart Museum, where no photos were allowed.

The narrator at the Dungeon was interesting and he talked about a pirate named Major Stede Bonnet who just kept doing everything wrong and it was very humorous.  All I could think of was Johnny Depp as Capt Jack Sparrow.  I've included a link if you'd like to learn more about him.
http://www.charlestonpirates.com/stede_bonnet.html

The narrator for our tour

We stopped at A.W. Shucks for lunch and I had the seafood jambalaya and Left Brain opted for the crab cake.  I need to focus on the crab and lobster in this part of the country yet and wait for jambalaya when I hit Cajun country.  It was okay but nothing special....Left Brain loved his entree.

Left Brain's crab cake meal

My jambalaya

There are so many pretty buildings and cobblestone streets to admire, lots of window boxes and colorful plants.

I always admire the tenacity of a fern to sprout out of a brick wall.

We ended our excursion by going to the Waterfront Park.  It was a perfect day weatherwise for wandering about, and I had to laugh at the signs in the area.

the fountain at the Waterfront Park

Pelican coming in for a landing

USS Yorktown



thirsty bird catching a sip at the bubbler

After we returned home we sat outside with the cats in their little tent and read for a while.  I think we'll use our last day here to tour the Magnolia Plantation.

Long Live the Queen