6/6/19 - Mandeville, LA
We left home today and are heading to the
Carolinas. Today we made it as far as
Mandeville, Louisiana, and stayed at Fairview Riverside State Park. It took us a long time to get here. There were three major slowdowns on the
roads.
6/8/19 - Columbia, SC
We drove through rain most of the day. Just as we stopped in Ninety Six to see
Ninety Six National Historic Site the rain let up.
A Revolutionary War battle was fought here in 1775. There are several old colonial era road beds in the park and also the remains of a star fort. We watched the movie and
walked the one mile trail through the park. As we got into the truck it started to rain again. We left and then got
a campsite at Sesquicentennial State Park.
6/9/19 - Columbia, SC
Today we drove to Congaree National Park. The park preserves the largest tract of old growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the United States. We walked the boardwalk and took some pictures. Along the boardwalk we saw a large colorful Mud Snake. It rained
this morning but became partial sunshine around noon. We went to River Rat Brewing, Conquest Brewing and Swamp Cabbage
Brewing. At Swamp Cabbage we talked to the brewer of Bierkeller Brewing. He brews German style beers using Swamp Cabbage Brewing's equipment and operates seasonal beer gardens in the Columbia area. He took us into the brewery and we tried some of his
German Lagers -- they were really good. Then we went to Hunter
Gatherer Brewing in the historic Curtis Wright Hanger at Owens Field airport. After stopping at Steel Hands Brewing we
returned to the Casita.
6/10/2019 - Mount Pleasant, SC
We drove to Mount Pleasant, SC and got a campsite at the KOA. Our friend Eloise from Houston was up there
visiting her daughter and family. She
couldn’t meet us tonight so, we went to Two Blokes Brewing and then had Mexican food.
6/11/19 - Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Today we went into Charleston. We parked at the visitor center and went in
to get maps and information on Charleston.
We walked all over the downtown area with the first stop at the historic Market. This market is the epiceter for sweetgrass basketry, Making of these baskets originated in Africa and they have been made in Charleston from local marsh grasses for over 300 years. Then we walked to Waterfront Park, Rainbow
Row Houses, and Battery Point. We had
an early supper at Bubba Gump Seafood. On the
way back to camp we stopped at Westbrook Brewing. This was one of the best breweries on the whole trip. Just as we got back to the Casita it started
to rain again.
6/12/19 - Mt. Pleasant, SC
We were in touch with Eloise again today to see
if we could meet up, but she said they were going to meet some family and would
get back to us. We went to Chick-fil-a
and then to Walmart. Our truck’s check
engine light came on, and the instrument panel wouldn’t light up. After getting the F150 to start, Jim dropped
me off at the Casita and he drove it to a Ford dealer. He had to leave it and then get us a rental
car. We drove to Charles Pinckney
National Historic Site and then to Fort Moultrie National Historic Site. After that we went to Revelry Brewing, The
Hold at Revelry, Munkle Brewing and Edmunds Oast Brewing.
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