Charleston – 10th June
We had a free morning so we walked into town through the market and the upmarket shopping area. On route we spotted many horse drawn carriages (note all horses have to wear diapers!). The temperature was extremely warm up high in the 80 degrees, so we were pleased to find a restaurant called Bubba Gump (themed on the film Forrest Gump), where we had a light lunch and a few beers to cool us down.
Our afternoon tour was to Magnolia Gardens, once a great cypress swamp area. Here we got on a open sided tram for a hour long tour round the swamp area, which was not too much of a swamp as they were experiencing a two month drought, but nevertheless interesting.
After a trip round the house we toured the garden, which was not at its best as it is a azalea/camellia and magnolia garden, which had all gone over. However, it was a pleasant walk and we came within twenty feet of a fifteen foot alligator with the tour guide saying come away and people with cameras going after it.
We both returned to the ship again drained with the heat, where we were treated to yet another spectacular sunset. Thank goodness we have a day at sea to prepare us for two days in New York.
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