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| Hangin' with the big rigs in Santee, SC. |
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| Visit to Charleston, SC |
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| Visit with Millhouse, Charleston |
It was a devastating loss for the Union Army led by General Ambrose Burnside (he had whiskers that started the trend called side-burns). His troops had to wait for pontoons to bridge the river and then faced tremendous Confederate opposition when he did finally cross. There is a walk with some original buildings still showing the damage from bullet holes. There is a cemetery where about 15,000 soldiers are buried there overlooking Fredricksburg.
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| Fredricksburg, VA. |
We arrived in the Charleston area (Mt.Pleasant KOA) on New Year's Eve Day, in the morning. The KOA is really quiet, and the kids were excited to bike on the nature trail, play volleyball, basket ball, and tether ball when we arrived. Temps were reaching 70 degrees in the sun!!
Richard's cousin Brett and his wife Colleen and their girls Grace and Margaret picked us up for a barbecue that evening in their Mt. Pleasant neighborhood. We were excited to catch up and celebrate the NewYear. The Southerners were wild with their fireworks to celebrate the New Year- we felt like we were living through the shelling of Fredricksburg.
New Year's Day- we used the Fellow's car to visit Charleston for the day. Grace and Margaret proved to be excellent tour guides! We enjoyed a horsedrawn carriage ride that highlighted some of the most beautiful buildings of the Antebellum era of S. Carolina. Our guide was excellent. We also enjoyed a stop the the girl's favorite candy shop with ice cream and pralines-Yum.
Our last stop was the Fort Sumter Museum and as suspected it was closed on New Year's Day...we'll have to come back again! This was a great way to welcome in 2011!!!
Sounds like Will is getting his fill of grade 5 Social Studies! Perhaps Peter can fill in with the details. What an amazing start. Loved the poem to start the journey. I assume you are now well past the tears and bickering!!!! We miss Will in class, thought of you all as we skied Cannon over break, and will continue to follow. Safe journeys! Ms. Schmidt
ReplyDeleteOh my, we passed like ships in the night! We left Stafford, VA, right outside of Fredricksburg and headed home on 12/30. Traffic and construction slowed our journey as well.
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