Carolina in my mind...

Shana:
We decided to take a detour to see more of the old south and headed to South Carolina for an extra day. On our way to Charleston we stop for some good ole' BBQ at Smoky Bones. The beef brisket and pulled pork were awesome, but even better were the two types of BBQ sauce, tomato-based and mustard-based. We're used to the traditional sweet, smoky, tomato style, but the Carolina mustard style with a bit of a kick was very unique and delicious.

The highlight of Charleston was the beautiful, grandiose, houses all with multiple wrap-around porches. I've decided I could use 3 levels of large wrap-around porches. We also visit the Charles Pinckney National Historic Site that was more enjoyable for its climbing trees and wetland flora than for its history of this South Carolina delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

Around town, we loved wandering through the beautiful neighborhoods and eating samples of the fresh made Praline surgary buttery candies and home-made Charleston Chews in each of the many candy shops. And, despite the advice of our guide book, we could not find one place to make us a mint julep. We noticed that we were by far the youngest tourists in Charleston-- the median age of everyone else seemed to be about 65.