May 9-10, 2020 – Charleston is our second big cultural stop in South Carolina. In normal times, it has quite a reputation as a ‘foodie paradise’, in addition to all its history and architectural beauty.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t normal times, so we weren’t really able to get the full dining experience; maybe next time. We did manage to get a sidewalk table on Mothers Day, though, and ordered some pretty good takeout from a well-known restaurant for lunch on Monday while we were waiting for tide/current to allow our safe exit from our dock at the Carolina Yacht Club.
We took our bikes all around on Sunday, and managed to see quite a bit of the historic area. We went for walk in the morning sunshine on Monday back around the Battery, to get a closer view.
The Battery is a landmark defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina. Named for a civil-war coastal defense artillery battery at the site, it stretches along the lower shores of the Charleston peninsula, bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, which meet here to form Charleston harbor. (Wikipedia)
While its Civil War history is front and center, there is a lot of Revolutionary War history on display as well.
