We boondocked our way to Charleston, staying in three different WalMart parking lots.  That is always interesting and means we did not have any hook-ups except electricity from the trailer and truck batteries.  It is an inexpensive way to cover some ground.  We really appreciate WalMart for letting people do this.  One parking lot looked like an RV convention!!

We wanted to tour Savannah, but the historic area is very crowded with narrow streets and a lot of traffic.  Dave was excellent, getting the trailer through the streets but there was no place to park the entire rig so we decided to move on.  We were fortunate to drive past the childhood home of Juliette Low, founder of the Girls Scouts.

We took a scenic drive out of town and found ourselves on an island with a National fort, Fort Pulaski.  What a find!!!!!  At one time, the US  coastline was dotted with forts, because after the War of 1812, we feared the British were still going to try to invade and take us back.  This fort is remarkable with its 17 foot thick masonry walls.

A panoramic picture.  It’s a straight wall, but distorted by the type of picture.

Entry way complete with a drawbridge, door, grate and inner door, just like the castles in Europe.

This fort was impenetrable by cannon ball fire, but the newly developed rifled artillery used by the Union troops forced the Confederate surrender within 30 hours.

On our way to the campsite, we saw some neat red flowers in the ditches.  They were so thick that the ground looked solid dark red from a distance.  Here is a picture.  If anyone knows what they are, please let me know.  I’ve tried researching with no success.

What a nice campsite outside of Charleston, Buck Hall.

We hunkered down for a few days to work, but rode into Charleston on Sunday and took a tour of Fort Sumter.  It was here that the first shots of the Civil War were fired.