Mike, Joell and our dog Elwood: 04/07/17

Friday, April 7, 2017

Friday

April 7, 2017

We followed the looper, Mara Beel, into Charleston, S.C. on Tuesday the 4th of April. We needed a good port to hunker down for a big blow. Took a slip for 4 nights at the Charleston City Marina. It's known for the Mega dock. Huge, just huge, takes us 10 minutes to walk to shore from our boat.

Mara Beel, who we were following to Charleston, S.C. They continued on to a different marina.

Approaching the marina, we were impressed with the huge yachts and sailboats at dock.

You can see the Mega Dock running under the bridge in this Google Maps...

Salty Mike's was an on site resturaunt.

Had dinner at the Charleston Yacht Club....another nice group of people...

Downtown Market St. we found Henry's on Market and had a nice lunch...

Inside Henry's...

Menu...

Looks like some of the Rat Pack might of stopped here...

We guessed Louis Armstrong...

Walking back from Market Street, we stopped at this nice park for a rest.

Interesting foliage under the tree...

Tides heading out at the Mega Dock...

Horsey Tour Ride through historic Charleston...

This long ally is where men would have duel''s to the death in Charleston...

A duel is an arranged engagement of two individuals with matched weapons ..... Duels had mostly ceased to be fought to the death by the late 19th century.

Philip Simmons Ironwork

Philip Simmons (1912-2009) was a master blacksmith. He started at the age of 13 and became known as "Keeper of the Gate" because Charleston is literally decorated with his work.

Yellow Jessamine

Yellow Jessamine is the official state flower of South Carolina. We are still amazed to see flowers blooming in March/April.

Old Charleston Jail

Jail

The Old Charleston Jail held many notorious criminals. It was in operation from 1802 until 1939. During the Civil War it held Federal prisoners of war. It is considered Charleston's most Haunted building.