Day Eight--Shrimp 'n' Grits

Nov 23 2008--Charleston, SC. After our dinner out at Sweatman's, we stayed at a very low key hotel in St. George, SC. Then in the morning we found our way into Charleston SC. Mike spent a few summers in Folly Beach, SC (just outside Charleston) back in the 70s and had not been back in 35 years. Charleston is an incredibly historic southern town that, among other things, was where the Civil War started. We took a dual-mule carriage ride through historic Charleston and saw some really neat houses, mansions, buildings, and churches--Charleston has 186 active churches. In a town of 85000 people! We also learned that the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard is...... (see below). After the carriage ride, we went to Jestine's Kitchen for a great southern meal. It was a bit more upscale than I imagined (I don't think they had mesclun greens back then), but the food was transcendent. Mike had Shrimp and Grits; Debbie had a Fried Oyster Po Boy sandwich, and Mathew had a banana and peanut butter sandwich. But the highlight of the day for Mathew was being made an honorary junior fireman with the Charleston Fire Department--he got to sit in the fire engine and they even blew the siren for him. After our Coca-Cola sweetened chocolate cake, we hit the road for Florida. About 830pm, we arrived in Titusville, FL (near Kennedy Space Center) and crawled into bed after a long day.

Departure Info: 1011 miles, 44 F, Charleston, SC Arrival Info: 1455 miles, 54 F, Titusville, FL Total Day Trip Mileage: 444 miles Total Trip Mileage: 1455

Ok, so do you know the difference between a cemetery and a graveyard? A graveyard is continuously unseparated from the church and a cemetery is, say, across the street from the church.

Now, on to Cape Canaveral!