A Day in Charleston

Thursday was our day to drive up to Charleston, South Carolina.  As a Civil War buff, Fort Sumter had always been on the must see list of places for me and this trip brought us just two short hours from Charleston so a day trip up was one of the first things we scheduled. We hit the road by 6:30 and pulled into the Ferry parking lot right at 9 a.m. We got on the 9:30 ferry out to the fort and enjoyed a cruise through Charleston Harbour out to the fort.  

This fort wasn't as kid friendly for Arianna and although it was sunny, the wind was blowing very strongly and it was quite cold throughout the tour of the fort.  

We spent an hour at the fort before heading back to Charleston. From the ferry we could see the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown which was decommissioned and is now a museum in the harbor   We also had a great view of the huge Ravenel Bridge which we later crossed when we headed over to Sullivan's Island and visited Fort Moultrie in the afternoon.  We also went to the Sullivan's Island Lighthouse that is just down the road from the fort and looks like an air traffic control tower more than a lighthouse.  We all agreed that it just might be the ugliest lighthouse we had ever seen 

We can now cross of Fort Sumter from the list of important historical sites in  the U.S. that we should visit before we die.  It was a great trip and a long fun day.