South-Eastern US Road Trip: 12/18/20

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 Day: 7

South Carolina, Georgia, Florida

This morning we went to the beach. There was a pier further down the beach that we walked under. On the way, we found lots of shells and washed-up sea urchins. It was very cold, and not a swimming sort of day. We then drove to Charleston. We had booked a tour of Fort Sumter and while waiting we played at a park nearby. At the appointed time, we arrived at the ferry and boarded. A volunteer asked us if we wanted to be Junior Rangers and we all said yes as we had done this in the past at other national parks and monuments. From the ferry, we saw the Navy Destroyer USS Laffey and Aircraft Carrier USS Yorktown. The Yorktown was bigger than the Ark we had seen earlier! The harbor has a pod of 105 dolphins and we saw a few swimming in front of the boat and around the harbor. The volunteer talked about the history of the harbor and pointed out a few other smaller forts. Once we got to Fort Sumter, we listen to a ranger talk, were showed fingerprints in the bricks, then walked around looking at signs. Kade and Kye finished their booklets and were sworn in as Jr. Rangers. After we got back on the boat, Jacey finished her's and was also sworn in. We piled back in the car and started driving to Jacksonville, Florida. We drove right through Georgia without stopping and after a long traffic delay for an accident, we stopped south of Jacksonville and stayed there.

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Anonymous said…
That's so cool that you saw dolphins while on your voyage! I have never been there before but it looks so cool!
February 20, 2021 at 1:58 PM
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