James Island County Campground, Charleston, SC
It was warm enough to sleep with the windows open last night! Another glorious day, blue skies from horizon to horizon. A good day to visit Ft. Sumter out in Charleston Bay where the first shots were fired in the Civil War in 1861. It stands upon an island built by the Navy using tons of granite shipped from New England and dumped on a shoal (sandbar). Millions of brick were made and laid up to construct the massive fort. The people doing the construction were enslaved.
The fort was three tiers high before the confederate shelling decimated the top two. All that remains is the bottom tier, battered with shells still stuck into the brickwork.
Mike and Eileen met working at the Magnolia Restaurant here in Charleston; they suggested we eat there and drop their names. Of course we did, and were not disappointed! Name dropping Mike the Butcher to Kellie got us a scrumptious appetizer of pan seared sea scallops! Penny had cedar plank grilled salmon while I enjoyed red pepper encrusted ahi tuna for our entrees. And, of course, a glass of wine each, Pinot Grigio.
We decided that such an auspicious evening would be in honor of Penny’s approaching birthday.