Charleston SC

[heatherwillmom]

We are at the Isle of Palms beach right outside of Charleston,SC. We have been coming here for several years now. We always take a day or two to go into Charleston. There are so many different things to do there. We do museums, carriage rides, tours, harbour rides, trips to forts, etc. We have a few favorite places that we like to eat, but we try to do some different other things each time. This time we went to the Charleston Tea Plantation. I had been wantig to go for a while & we finally go around to going there. It is the only tea plantation in America. Everyone liked it. It is a little drive from downtown, but the drive was beautiful. It is actually on Wadmalaw Island. We entered through the gift shop & we immediately greeted by an employee who explained that they had free tea samples & it could be taken on the tours. Being from the South, we drive a lot of iced tea. It was some of the best that we had ever tasted. The factory tour was free & you watched video screens for the show. It only took about 15 minutes. They had a trolley tour that went around the plantation. It was listed as costing $10 per person but they had a special family rate so the 5 of us cost only $33. It lasted about 25 minutes. There was a audio tape of one of the owners describing the plantation. The driver also had a microphone that he discussed the plantation as well. We went back ito the gift shop afterwards. The had a good selection of the tea that they grow in different flavors. They also had tea cups, special tea spoons, tea glasses to steep your tea in, tea bag holders, etc. I ended up buying some different teas, a spoon to strain tea leaves, a tea bag holder, & tea hand lotion. As we were gettig ready to leave the gift shop, DH told me to go on & he would catch up. He said he neede to go to the bathroom. When he came out of the gift shop, he also had a gift bag. He had gone back & bought me a tea chest full of tea bags in different flavors & a mug that said "Charleston Tea Plantation" on it. It was a great side trip. If anyone is traveling to Charleston & has a little time, I highly recommend this tour. From the time we left downtown until we returned, driving there & back and the time we spent touring was almost 4 hours. We had scheduled it into our day & it was well worth it.
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[kristilew]

I did this two trips ago to Charleston and quite enjoyed it. Your DH is a sweetie!

 

[minniebeth]

Thank you so much for the suggestion! It sounds like a wonderful place to visit! I'm a huge tea drinker, so I know I would love it. We are always looking for something new to do and go to Charleston occasionally, so we will definatley add this to our wish list of places to see!

Your DH was so sweet to suprise you with the gift!

 

[heatherwillmom]

I really love Charleston. We usually only go once a year, but we try to do different things. We also try to always eat at Hymans