We visited Fort Clinch State Park yesterday; not as interesting as we’d hoped, but a strong indication of how much military might was needed to defend USA in the past!
Fort Clinch State Park
Chasing the eclipse
After leaving Charleston and staying close to I-95 overnight, we headed to Branchville, SC where we’d read it was a recommended but quiet viewing town – but the clouds looked bad and getting worse, so Margaret chose to relocate us to Norway which turned out to be a perfect choice giving us not only clear skies throughout the eclipse, but also a chance to do laundry – and a great lunch stop!
The eclipse was even more amazing than we’d imagined, and I’m very pleased with some of the photos I took (especially considering they are all hand-held / no tripod) … amazing too was how it really didn’t get dark till just a few minutes before totality!
Charleston and the Tea Plantation
We’ve visited Charleston once before but it was a quick overnight stop – this time we spent a few nights here; coincidentally staying at the Harbour View Inn directly opposite where we stayed on the first visit! This one is a nice hotel, very close to the water with a comfortable room and a good spread of afternoon snacks in the lobby with open view through the floors up to the glassed over roof – and from our room, view of the water, and fountain:
We took a few walks around Charleston, admiring the many huge homes along The Battery (we’d seen them years before too, but worth seeing again!)
Returning, we walked through town and admired the post office as well as other buildings:
Another day we drove out to the Charleston Tea Plantation, quite interesting …
A nice break, before all our travel for eclipse chasing!
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