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On day 6 we headed back to Charleston.
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Or more precisely over the locally famous Ravenel bridge …
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To Patriots Point where we had tickets for a ferry. We arrived early as traffic can be tricky and stumbled on a press conference in the parking lot with the USS Yorktown in the background.
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The mayor and two other officials were rambling on about an upcoming spring yacht race…
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Which we wouldn’t be in the area for nor cared anything about, but my husband being my husband…
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Had to stand there and listen to the whole thing because at the end there was a question and answer period and he asked a question. Why? Because the man has to talk.
While he was doing that I looked around and took photos…
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The bridge from Patriots Point.
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The memorial and half of the Yorktown. I wish I’d known the ship was here, I would have scheduled time to tour her.
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Our ferry.
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The harbor.
And since my husband was still standing at the press conference? I checked out the gift store.
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Where the gifts were decidedly low brow.
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As well as deadly.
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This was absolutely bizarre to me. You’d never see ammunition for sale like this in Maine. It was just sitting there on the floor, in open boxes… where any child could take one.
WTH?
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Press conference over, we boarded our ferry.
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Under the watchful gaze of some pelicans.
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Who pose quite nicely for tourists.
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The ferry had two decks but it was a cold and windy afternoon so we went downstairs to cut the breeze.
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Charleston.
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A U.S. Park ranger gave an interesting lecture on the history of the place we were going to see.
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And though it was an overcast sky…
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It was still a lovely ride once I dragged my wind beaten spouse upstairs to the open deck.
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After 20 minutes…
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There it was.
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Sitting at the mouth of Charleston harbor.
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We disembarked…
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And walked on the very ground where the Civil War began.
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River's world..... 
Quite an interesting day. Thanks for sharing the pictures. I’m curious about the question…
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Nothing interesting. He just asked about other venues to have something to say…
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I am just picturing how interesting things would be at work if we sold hand grenades out in the open like that. Hell, last year, some kid picked up a bow and arrow from hunting clearance and shot it at one of the evening employees…
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Damn. That kind of interesting I could do without…
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In regards to the ammo i suppose the North is a bit more sensible than the south
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I have never, in all my travels, seen a hand grenade for sale anywhere. Pretty sure I would have bought one just because.
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The ultimate tourist souvenir..
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What better way to tell someone you had a blast?
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I can’t think of one.
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Cool – looking forward to seeing more of your Fort Sumter posts. As for the weapons, my colleague warned me that the South is different and that I would be in for a surprise…
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It can de a culture shock at times.
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I am laughing so hard at you poking at your husband. Dare I say, you can also carry a conversation? I mean, I’m only guessing from your posts. 🤪
I remember seeing Fort Sumter back in 1986—wouldn’t you know, it looks the same.
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I’m quite capable of carrying a conversation… but I don’t HAVE to, that’s the difference.
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I get that.
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Wonder if Donald will be passing through that way? The locals could arrange some sort of a party that would go off with a bang…
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