March 25, 2009

Georgetown, SC harbor

Charleston, SC Architecture

We decided to visit Darlington NASCAR Speedway on our way to the coast. - another of the old time tracks. We followed the back roads to Georgetown, SC which was the largest rice producer in the US in the 1800’s. We art a fish lunch at a restaurant overlooking the harbor. Wonderful flounder and grouper. We followed the coastline into Charleston, toured the historical district and walked Battery Park with a view of Fort Sumter.
From Charleston, we drove along the coast to Edisto Island, home of Gullah descendants. Gullah means freed slaves. We continued our drive south to Beaufort, SC - second oldest city in South Carolina - Charleston is first. We bought boiled peanuts and enjoyed them on our way into Savannah, Georgia. We toured the waterfront district and admired some of the park like city squares that Savannah is famous for. This city is also famous for its candy - so of course, we purchased pralines - regular and chocolate.