We awoke this morning to the sound of rain hitting the roof of Road Hazard. Hard rain. It's very relaxing to be laying in bed and just listening to the sound of rain. Then it hit me...I hope it stops raining because we are leaving this morning for Hilton Head. I don't mind driving in the rain but I have to put everything away and don't really feel like getting drenched. Hey, why should I care. It's not like I have to be somewhere at a certain time. I've been through a lot worse.
Yesterday we had another great day in and around Charleston. We took our bikes and rode to the top of the bridge that crosses over Cooper River and connects Mt. Pleasant to Charleston. You could see Charleston and the two forts that sit at the mouth of the river, Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter. After the bridge we rode our bikes over to Patriot Point to see the big aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown. Pretty impressive to see something that big and imagine having planes land on it. Enough of all that, I'm hungry after all that pedaling. Went to this Sports Bar that was close to where we parked and while we were there we struck up a conversation with the bartender. Imagine that. When we were leaving a guy came up and said that he heard we were headed to Jolly Beach and we could follow him. That, my friends is called Southern Hospitality! I'm glad we did because it would have been tricky to follow the map. A lot of turns and there are many one way streets in downtown Charleston. Ask Reta, she will tell you. I turned down one street, going the wrong way, when we were driving around the first day. My response, "Yeah, I see it!". There were no cars coming so it was OK.
Jolly Beach was the same as Isle of Palms that we had seen a couple days before. Big houses right on the water and very little business's. It did have a light house. Morris Light House. During low tide you can walk out to this lighthouse that sits about 1/4 mile off shore. We rode our bikes up the beach and it was just the two of us. No one around, you know what I mean? No, for pictures.
We ended our day by going to see The Oldest Living Organism on the East Coast. So they claim. It is an Oak Tree. Angle Oak is its name. The base of this tree is 11 feet across. What a site. This tree was incredible to see, touch and walk around. They claim that it is 1,400 years old. How do they know that?
It was a great ending for our stay in Charleston. Lets pack up and move it out.
By the way, it hasn't stopped raining and the wind has picked up. While I was writing this blog I watched my neighbors awning get blown off. Pretty cool if it doesn't happen to you.
Yesterday we had another great day in and around Charleston. We took our bikes and rode to the top of the bridge that crosses over Cooper River and connects Mt. Pleasant to Charleston. You could see Charleston and the two forts that sit at the mouth of the river, Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter. After the bridge we rode our bikes over to Patriot Point to see the big aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown. Pretty impressive to see something that big and imagine having planes land on it. Enough of all that, I'm hungry after all that pedaling. Went to this Sports Bar that was close to where we parked and while we were there we struck up a conversation with the bartender. Imagine that. When we were leaving a guy came up and said that he heard we were headed to Jolly Beach and we could follow him. That, my friends is called Southern Hospitality! I'm glad we did because it would have been tricky to follow the map. A lot of turns and there are many one way streets in downtown Charleston. Ask Reta, she will tell you. I turned down one street, going the wrong way, when we were driving around the first day. My response, "Yeah, I see it!". There were no cars coming so it was OK.
Jolly Beach was the same as Isle of Palms that we had seen a couple days before. Big houses right on the water and very little business's. It did have a light house. Morris Light House. During low tide you can walk out to this lighthouse that sits about 1/4 mile off shore. We rode our bikes up the beach and it was just the two of us. No one around, you know what I mean? No, for pictures.
We ended our day by going to see The Oldest Living Organism on the East Coast. So they claim. It is an Oak Tree. Angle Oak is its name. The base of this tree is 11 feet across. What a site. This tree was incredible to see, touch and walk around. They claim that it is 1,400 years old. How do they know that?
It was a great ending for our stay in Charleston. Lets pack up and move it out.
By the way, it hasn't stopped raining and the wind has picked up. While I was writing this blog I watched my neighbors awning get blown off. Pretty cool if it doesn't happen to you.
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