Charleston was the next stop, a short ride up the coast. This time we stayed at The Campground at James Island, a county run campground.
It looks like we hit the rainy season in South Carolina. Seems like it rained every day, usually on toward evening. We did manage to get out to get some seafood, take a horse carriage tour and drive along the "battery" at the bottom of the peninsula.
We also took in some history with a visit to the Ft Sumter National Monument. This is where the first shot of the Civil war was fired when the confederates fired on Sumter from other near by forts. Just like Pulaski in Savannah, it took a long time to build these forts but the lasted a very sort time once the bombardments started, something like 30 hours. Seems a new sort of cannon was their down fall, the rifled cannon that was much more accurate and powerful.
I had not fully realized the role that South Carolinian's played in our nations history. More revolutionary battles were fought in South Carolina than any where else. And Charleston played a major role in keeping the confederates supplied from the outside as the Union was not able to effectively blockade the harbor as they had other southern ports.
Yup, another Jr Ranger badge was earned by "short stuff".
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