The Palmetto State has two state mottos:
Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
City Hall
Have a good night folks. Thanks for reading!
1. Dum spirit spero (While I Breathe, I Hope) and
2. Animis opibisque parati (Prepared in Mind and Resources).
It is widely assumed that South Carolina was the first of the 13 colonies to declare independence from the British monarchy.
We drove to Beaufort and toured around the area. A number of shops in the area as well as water based activities. Seems like a quaint town. We did not spend much time there as we were wanting to visit The Charleston Tea Company. It's the only tea plantation in North America. They have about 120 acres of tea and two men can handle the entire farming operation. They have a mechanized tea harvester and all the weeding is done by hand. No pesticides and no herbicides. Personally, I'm not a big tea drinker. Okay, I actually despise the stuff (I know, not very southern...) however, their cinnamon spiced tea was pretty good!
Afterwards, we headed into Charleston. This is my second time to visit this lovely city and it is just as beautiful as I remember. Lovely people who are extremely kind and considerate. We checked into our hotel and then took a walking tour of the city. There is a LOT of history here.
We had a fabulous dinner at a restaurant called Slightly North of Broad (S.N.O.B.)
Highly recommend this restaurant. I had their Carolina Quail served with turnip greens and blackberries. Fantastic!
We have an early morning tomorrow so I'll leave you with a few pictures.
Cemetery - vault from 1690's
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