Tuesday was the first day of the official tour. Our bus for the next few days;
Dawn, our guide:
First stop, The Citadel, a Senior Military College:
Freshman are required to walk in the gutter at 120 steps per minute.
On to Boone Hall Plantation and Gardens. Forty oaks line the driveway.
Nine cabins of the enslaved remain. Each presents a different aspect of life.
Cabin 9 was quite special.
An excellent introduction of Gullah Geechee culture and history:
Look! Blue sky. The hurricanes have turned out to sea. We are in the clear. There are 21 people in our tour group, 24 canceled. So glad we decided to take a chance.
Everyone went to dinner at Hyman’s – omg, HUGE portions. We are rocking sideways on a “jogglin board”.
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