Day 1 - getting to Charleston

It's a long enough drive that we decided we needed to do along the way, so we made our way to the Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge. It was a bit chilly, but beautiful, and we managed to admire the longleaf pines that the area is known for and some yellow pitcher plants. Both are worth admiring! Needles on those pines can be up to 18 inches, though we're guessing the ones we got close to were more like 12. The pitcher plants are native, carnivorous plants--fun to see them in the wild rather than a botanical garden.

Yummy dinner trip to get us in the low country spirit: shrimp and grits!

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  1. rbrentOctober 16, 2023 at 6:09 PM

    Looking forward to following along with you from Spain and France! Hope you have a great time! I love the area you're visiting and have been many times. I'm glad you chose October--cooler temps are welcome.

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