Day 12 - Charleston

Our first night of camping was a success! We woke up wicked early and packed up our tent and was off to explore the city of Charleston, SC. I had heard a lot about this city from our friend Sarah, so I knew that this city would not disappoint. With the list of recommendations from Sarah, we were off.

The first thing she told us to do was head to King St. It was a really beautiful street. This street had shops and all different kinds of stores, but you could tell that the overall look of the street

hasn’t changed much in a while.

The architecture was gorgeous. It was everything I imagined it to be; very southern inspired.

The market we walked through had three different buildings but was one strip of little stores and stands selling homemade crafts. All the tenants to these stands were all so nice and not down your throat about buying things. I definitely recommend this to anyone who likes to the style of strolling and shopping at the same time.

Charleston was a huge port city back in the late 1700s and later became the home to Fort Sumter, a huge Fort guarding the port during the Civil War. We didn’t get to go to Fort Sumter but we walked along the Battery, which was the tip of the peninsula of the historic Charleston. It had a great view of the water.

I don’t know if it was the weather we were having, the people, or the feel of this city, but it was definitely the best one we had been to. Don’t get me wrong. The other cities were cool, but Charleston was the first time I felt like this city was totally different than anything I was use to. It seemed like such a foreign place and everything just felt right. If anyone is planning on going to the South, Charleston is a must to go visit.

We had to eventually leave the city to drive to Savannah, but not before eating at the Blind Tiger. We took advantage of the outdoor seating and had an awesome lunch.

Savannah wasn’t too bad of a drive. We booked a campsite at a local State Park. The guy at the front office gave us a whole list of recommendations and things to do while in the city. We could tell it was going to be a great time. What am I most excited about? Taking advantage of the law that you can drink alcoholic drinks outside as long as it’s in a cup. Only a couple of cities in the South have this and Savannah is one of them.

OH……..and I am also secretly dying to run into Paula Deen.

I’m staying hopeful of course though.

Aramis

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