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| Tea Leaf Harvestor -harvests new growth leaves |
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| Trolley to view the plantation |
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| Fields of tea plants |
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| Trimming weeds |
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| Lunch at Stono Mkt. - choice of 20 different homemade sides |
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| Distillery- vodka and also winery |
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| Vodka tasting! |
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| Lots of oak canopied roads in the area |
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| Watch out for Oak tree roots next to the road! |
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| Sitting frogs on Seabrook Island |
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| Hyman's restaurant in downtown Charleston visited by many famous people |
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| These markers let you know who has been there...this is where Gary sat |
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| This is where Liz sat! |
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| Gullah tour with Alphonso Brown author of "A Gullah Guide to Charleston: Walking Through Black History" |
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| Home of Phillip Simmon-- master blacksmith |
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| Phillip Simmon's workshop |
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| Gate by Phillip Simmon in the Smithsonian |
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| One of Phillip Simmon's gates in Charleston |
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| A Phillip Simmon gate with snake |
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| A visit to Drayton Hall- summer home of the Draytons |
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| The Privy (otherwise known as an outhouse) |
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| River walk behind Drayton Hall |
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| Main hall entry |
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| Dance Hall |
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| Summerville, SC Birthplace of Sweet Tea |
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| Steet scene in Summervile |
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| Ft. Moultrie ---in use from the Revolutionary War through WWII |
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| Fort was built to protect shipping lines through Charleston Harbor |
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| Ft. Sumter was built on sandbar across the harbor |
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| Liz on the beach at Ft. Moultrie |
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| USS Yorktown |
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| Recovered the Apollo capsule |
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| Medal of Honor Museum -- Terry Graves |
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| F18 on flight deck |
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| Flight deck view from the deck |
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| Flight Deck |
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| Isle of Palms -- this is how you access the beach --via paths between private properties |
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| Wind surfer in flight --very windy day! |
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| More wind surfers...rough waters! |
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| Dolphin |
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| HL Hunley - first submarine to ever sink a battleship -sunk the USS Houstatonic in Charleston Bay in 1864 |
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| Unfortunately all aboard died after this mission - the sub was raised from the sea in 2000 and is submersed in water to preserve and prevent oxidation --it was 40ft long, 3.5ft wide and 4 ft high |
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| Liz inside a replica of the hull ---gives perspective of the room that the 8 crew members had ---not much! |
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| Facial recreation of the crew |
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| gold coin found on ship |
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| Downtown Charleston |
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| City Market |
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| Oldest Tavern - originally constructed in 1686--no longer serving! |
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| Tavern info |
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| The slave mart |
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| Note the circles on this house...these are steel rods that go through the house to help stabilize in case of earthquakes. |
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| Beautiful homes on the Battery |
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| Another interesting house on the Battery |
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| Homes facing the Charleston Harbor |
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| More beautiful homes |
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| Battery Park---looks out on Ft. Sumter |
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| Horse & Carriage tour |
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| Lots of fancy gates |
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| Ft. Sumter |
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| Boat ride to Fort Sumter |
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| Approaching Ft. Sumter |
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| Park Ranger talk at the fort --- interesting and informative |
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| Inside the fort |
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| View of Battery Park and beautiful homes from across the bay at Ft. Sumter |
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| Cool sailing ship |
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| Sign |
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| Flags flown at the fort - notice 2nd flag on the left is the 1st Confederate Flag, 2nd from right is the 2nd Conf. Flag-the second Confederate Flag flew where the front flag now is until Feb. 1865 |
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| Lunch at the Folly Beach Crab Shack---YUM! |
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| Pier at Folly Beach |
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| Main Street of Folly Beach ---still looks like an old beach town--love it! |
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| The Angel Oak --- somewhere between 300 - 400 years old |
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| Red clay dirt road to the Angel Oak |
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| Our campground outside of Charleston ---stayed about 9 days --- so much to see in and around Charleston! |
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| Our Campsite |
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