Day 22 – (05/24) Charleston, SC (Day 1)

Weather – The temperature reached the mid-90s.  It was partly cloudy with a light breeze.  It’s still really hot.

We whisked through southeastern Georgia in just 1 day and are now in Charleston, SC.  The drive was short, just 110 miles from Savannah.  The route: north on US 17 from Savannah into SC to I-95 north, north on I-95 to exit 33 at South Point, then east on US 17 to Charleston and the Oak Plantation Campground. 

We tried to beat the heat, so we connected the trailer early and left Savannah at 8:45am.  The drive on US 17 was beautiful and serene.  It was lined with plantations, marshes and pine forests.  There were very few services along the way.  We arrived in Charleston at 11am and stalled (a.k.a. having breakfast at a Waffle House) for an hour before check-in at the campground.

The new campground is outstanding!

We drove to downtown Charleston, got tickets for tomorrow’s tour, did a walking tour, and had dinner.  There was so much to see!  We got a flavor of the area by walking King, Broad and Meeting Streets.

Lots of upscale shops on King Street

So many beautiful buildings on Broad Street

US Post Office on Broad Street

St. Michael's Episcopal Church
(At Broad and Meeting Streets)

City Hall ... said to be the oldest in the country
(At Broad and Meeting Streets)

South Carolina Society Hall on Meeting Street

Poyas-Mordecai House on Meeting Street

Private garden of Poyas-Mordecai House

Branford-Horry House on meeting Street

First Scots Presbyterian Church on Meeting Street

More about the First Presbyterian Church

Nathaniel Russell House on Meeting Street

Isaac Motte House on Meeting Street

George Eveleigh House on Meeting Street

Thomas Heyward House on Meeting Street

Calhoun Mansion on Meeting Street

Josiah Smith House on Meeting Street

White Point Gardens at The Battery

The buildings were magnificent and plentiful.  Streets were lined with historic treasures ... far too many to remember here.

It was a long day.  We’re tuckered out.