Charleston Harbor Cruise

On the day after the Rendezvous, we were on a History tour of the harbor. Here are some of the older homes on the water. The city was first a walled city to protect themselves from the Spanish and the Indians. This part of the city is the Historic District.


Here is the pilot boat from Fort Sumter. It was here that the game of baseball originated about the time of the Civil War.
And a view of Fort Sumter where the Civil War began. During the tour, the biologist pulled up a crab trap to show us the blue crabs. These were mostly females crabs--an easy way to distinguish the females is with the painted nails ! Another way to distinguish was by the round thing on the bottom of the crab.

Here is another view of the Ravenal Bridge across the Cooper River.

This is a view of the Charleston lighthouse on Sullivan's Island. The houses on this island have a problem getting hurricane insurance except from Lloyd's of London..............
This is Fort Moultrie on the northern side of the Charleston Harbor. Charleston is a major seaport with cruise ships as well as cargo ships coming and going. It has a colorful history with pirate lore, some stories pretty gory, early battles, etc. We were told that the chief of the Seminoles, Chief Osceola is buried at Fort Moultrie.