Charleston

This is the last post from the road as we pack up and head towards home today. It has been a great trip that I'll recap in a final post. For now, let's talk Charleston.

We started the day with a tour of the H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine that successfully sunk a Union ship, then never resurfaced. Frankly, I can't recommend checking this out. I get why it is what it is, but for $12 you see a submerged submarine that is covered by obstructions making it very difficult to see. You also get a talky tour that feels like it goes on and on to justify your $12. For example, at one point our guide gave us here opinions on global warming and evolution...on our tour of a submarine. Ryan and I caught eyes and ditched the tour early.

We zipped over to grab tickets to Fort Sumter and then had a nice lunch at a nearby deli. Sumter has a decent museum before you board a ferry boat (with a concession stand - nice touch) to see the actual fort. You get some Charleston history on the trip as well, so this felt like the thing to do as a tourist (the aquarium is next door, so there is a solid day in Charleston right there). The fort does not really resemble what it looked like in 1861, but is still very cool to tour. I was surprised how much attention the Confederate defense of the fort post-1861 got compared to why everyone wants to actually see it.

We drove around The Battery (very cool) and saw the sights of Charleston from the Volvo as storm clouds were covering the city. After a nap and workout, we hit Folly Beach for dinner and a stroll down the Atlantic Coast before heading back to the hotel.

We are about to meet Ryan's brother in Columbia for brunch and then will be back in the Scenic City.

CC