Wonderful Day in CHARLESTON, South Carolina 2/17/18

We got a bit of a late start but we finally headed out to McDonalds for breakfast because here in SC, McDonalds offers biscuits with sausage gravy.  It certainly was worth a stop, because they were very good.  Then we headed towards Charleston. 

I think David and Peg were less than excited about going to see the Angel Oak Tree, a stop which I had requested.  However when they saw it, they were as enthralled as I was

It really is magnificent.  There is a geocache hidden just outside the fence and David found it.  

A few miles down the road from the tree is the 

Charleston Tea Plantation so we decided to go there.  There is a great gift shop that offers free iced and hot tea, and a free tour of the factory.  We all enjoyed learning about how tea is made, and seeing the fields of tea.

AND there was a geocache hidden just outside the gates, and Peg found it!  

We headed back towards the city, passing some colorful shops, houses and eateries.  We decided to go to the CONFEDERATE MUSEUM, which is upstairs in a very interesting building.

The upstairs was originally a Masonic Hall and underneath is a market that has been going on for over two hundred years.  

And then on to

 OLD EXCHANGE BUILDING AND PROVOST DUNGEON.  Provost is an archaic word for prison.

The tour of Provost was extremely interesting. 

The upper two floors offer museum type exhibits mostly pertinent to the history of the building. 

South Carolina ratified the constitution upstairs.  Outside of the building is an area where slaves were traded.

We saw a lot of interesting, colorful buildings as we walked between the two museums, including small cemeteries next to churches. 

We drove down to a park along the waterfront where Fort Sumter can be seen.  The sunset was beautiful from that area.  

The plans had beenfor preparing supper at the condo, but it was getting late so we went to a HARDEE'S for a quick supper.  We were all surprised at the quality of the food.  

Altogether I took 200 pictures and depleted the battery in my camera.  It was a great day!!!!