Patriots Point - Charleston SC

We took the opportunity to visit Charleston, SC the weekend before Thanksgiving. Bob and Jody were in town for Thanksgiving, so we decided to go out and about to see the sites. Two years ago, we went to the Biltmore Estate for Thanksgiving and really had a fun weekend.

We visited Patriots Point, where there are four memorials, a submarine, battleship, coast guard cutter and an aircraft carrier. We went early in the morning and had the entire place to ourselves.


Brandon is such a clown, and keeps us all laughing. After walking through all the ships, Brandon was spent and it was all he could do not to sit down and stop.


Marci and Reagan sat on deck while we went through the battleship. They enjoyed the sun while we learned about the sacrifice our forefathers made during WWII. We were all amazed at the brutality of the Japanese pilots and the heroic work of our sailors. We are proud to be US citizens and really had a good time at the memorials.
Here we all are in a submarine. For such a large ship, it was incredibly small inside. You would be really close by the end of any deployment! Again, it brought us to the realization of the sacrifices made on our behalf.




The bridge connecting Mt. Pleasant and Charleston is striking. This is the view from Patriots Point.