April 13, 2014
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Folly Beach Sunrise 004
Daily fishermen tried their luck casting from the pier. We saw a DNR enforcement officer releasing one of the rare Loggerhead turtles. Someone accidentally caught the Loggerhead from the pier and the enforcement officer brought it back down to the beach to let it go. It drew quite a crowd. Unfortunately, I was biking and didn’t have my camera at the time
Jellyfish
You did have to avoid the jellyfish but we saw about a dozen dolphins along the oceanfront and in the Charleston Harbor.
Boone Hall Plantation 001
We explored downtown Charleston with its many historic buildings. One of my favorite trips was to the Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens. The “avenue of oaks” as you enter the plantation is pretty impressive.
Boone Hall Plantation 003
Many flowers surrounded the main house. This is America’s oldest working plantation and is still being farmed.
Boone Hall Plantation 004
The main crops were cotton and red rice. Now it is mainly produce.
Boone Hall Plantation 005
Walking the history of “Slave Street” was a moving experience. This plantation had over a thousand slaves at one time. Most slave dwellings were made of wood and have long been destroyed; however, the brick factory on Boone Hall Plantation supplied the bricks to make the cabins and they have stood the test of time.
Boone Hall Plantation 006
The interpretive displays within the slave cabins were informative and tried to give visitors a sense of the difficulty and defiant dignity of slave life. Addie seemed pretty solemn after watching some of the videos and seeing the displays.
In one cabin the dirt floor was partially excavated, showing items that were left behind giving a glimpse into their lives. It was quite sobering and a dark time in our history.
Angel Oak 002
It is located on John’s Island and was severely damaged during Hurricane Hugo but has since recovered. The thriving and well-protected Angel Oak is reportedly almost 1,500 years old. It has a diameter spread reaching 160 feet, a circumference of nearly 25 feet, and covers 17,000 square feet of ground. I was pretty impressed.
