Yesterday we ate lunch at the Lady & Sons restaurant, Paula Deen's restaurant. It was sooooo good. It was a very pretty place, and it was very, very clean and had great service. We had the buffet and walked away feeling like we had just had Thanksgiving dinner. Her food was amazing. 
We left town after lunch and headed towards Charleston. We quickly checked in to the hotel and got right over to the park where they had an aircraft carrier, a destroyer, a submarine, and a coast guard ship. We were so glad we went there. When do you ever get a chance to go on ships like that? It was amazing. It wore us out walking up and down all of those stairs and from one end to the other on every level.
This morning we got up early and went to a couple of plantations. The first was Middleton, which is owned by the girlfriend of Prince William. What an enormous place! We walked for miles and saw everything. Then we went pretty much next door (about 6 miles away!) to Drayton House, another plantation. They were very different places, so I'm glad we saw them both.
After that, it was back to downtown Charleston to see some of the beautiful homes down there. What history! And the gardens.....wow. We finally about fell over with exhaustion and just went back to the hotel for an early evening. We're so tired!
This has really turned into a great trip,. I think we're wearing out "the old people" as we call my parents, but they're hanging in there. As I write this, I'm sitting looking out our sliding glass door which leads to our balcony. We overlook the patio and pool and then just beyond that is the marina and river. It's so beautiful. Tomorrow we're sleeping in and then it's back to downtown to visit the open market. Did I mention we found a place that has the BEST coconut cake? I just love vacation!!!
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