Charleston has been a delight to visit. As a city, she is graceful, pretty and so welcoming. Between Dottie and Bill, and Charleston Classic Carriage Tours, we spent hours exploring the city’s Lowcountry architecture, cuisine and hospitality.
We wandered through Historic Charleston City Market. The Market dates back to the 1790s and covers four city blocks filled with local vendors proudly selling their wares.
A walk along the waterfront brought us to famous East Battery Street lined with stately homes, and White Point Garden. The Battery itself is a defensive seawall and promenade that runs along the lower shores of the Charleston Peninsula. We also drove through the grounds of the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina.
We waved Bill off on a 60-foot yacht as part of a five-man crew as they set sail for the Virgin Islands. Safe and happy sailing to the team!
A visit to a local rifle range gave us the chance to try our hand at target shooting. Sammy took to it like she’s been doing it forever and impressed Dottie, the lads around us, and Scott the range safety officer with her aim and first-time prowess. I, on the other hand, was on the verge of throwing a tantrum when I couldn’t initially locate the target through the scope and then couldn’t even see where the bullet had landed. It turned out I couldn’t find the bullet hole because I had hit the bullseye – it was through the dead centre of the target 😂
After a week in the Palmetto State, our holiday within a vacation has come to an end and we leave South Carolina and the Aimar family with warm thank you’s and farewells. We will be back!
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