Be a Tourist in Your Own Town

The month of January we as a family got to go and see lots of fun things located in Charleston, thanks to “Be a Tourist in Your Own Town”. We had tons of fun. First we went to The Center for Birds of Prey. That was lots of fun. We were able to see lots of different birds of prey, owls and also were able to see a few of the birds do a flight demonstration until a few wild bald eagles started to circle the demonstration area. Valerie’s favorite part was the owls. Every time we would go past an owl she would make us stop and she would start hooting like an owl. A few times they would hoot back and she thought that was the best thing ever. (sorry no pictures)

Next we went to the H.L Hunley. The H.L Hunley was one of the first submarines built and was used during the Civil War. The Hunley sank 2 times and they were able to recover it and reuse it. Finally the 3 time it sank no one was able to find it for a long time. We weren’t able to take pictures of the sub its self because of preservation reason. (This picture is from the internet.)

Our next adventure was to Fort Sumter. That was lots of fun. We had to take a boat to get to the fort. While on the boat we got to see lots of dolpons. Between the boat ride and the dolphins I don't know Valerie’s had a blast.

The following week we went to the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry. Valerie had a blast, and we had a blast watching her have so much fun. Her favorite part of the museum was the children’s slide and the ball room.

Next on our list of adventures was Cypress Gardens. This was lots of fun. We got to go in a butterfly house, see alligators (which seeing one of these in your back yard here, in the South, is a COMMON occurrence), and take a boat ride around the wet/marsh lands (thanks daddy for rowing). The boat ride was the best part. We got to see so much wild life.

Last on our list was Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. This was Caleb’s favorite and I will have to admit I found it really cool too. This is where the USS Yorktown (aircraft carrier), USS Laffey (destroyer), USS Clamagore (submarine), and USCG Ingham (coast guard ship) are all located. They have been turned into museums that you can walk around and in.