The day after we arrived in Charleston, we visited the South Carolina Aquarium, located on the Charleston Harbor.http://www.scaquarium.org/
I took a ton of pics inside, but I kept forgetting to use the flash with the disposable camera I brought. ugh! We enjoyed this museum, especially the 300,000 gallon, 2-level ocean exhibit. We laid on the floor or sat by the plexiglass walls and just ooohed and ahhed over all of the beautiful, mysterious sea creatures swimming by. Jenna especially loved the sea turtle, who seemed to be drawn to her, and stayed right next to the glass, while rubbing it's nose and body right where Jenna sat. Jenna was enthralled!
In the pics above you can see the USS Yorktown across the harbor, in the background. And the Arthur Ravenel Bridge can be seen in the background of the pic with me, Jenna and Jeremiah. We actually took a hike on that bridge one evening from our hotel. There is a walking/jogging path all the way across the bridge from Charleston to Mt Pleasant, and many people use it to commute or exercise.
The night we did our walk, a strong wind kicked up and a storm came in. We felt as if we were going to be blown off that bridge. And later on we were told that the wind and rain storm was caused by a residual effect from an offshore small hurricane. Yikes!
