This morning, Laurel and I decided to forgo a visit to Myrtle Beach in favor of spending more time at Charleston. We had no specific plans for Myrtle Beach anyway and know Charleston has a lot to offer. So we headed south from Florence on US54 connecting to US19. We used our Woodall book to find a campground, Oak Plantation, just south of Charleston. Check in can't be before noon, so we had to kill some time. We found a boat launch at the end of a bridge a short distance from the campground that provided a scenic place to park and make some lunch.
During check in, we were given some tourist info. While getting the trailer setup, Laurel investigated some places to see. We settled on the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum for this afternoon. It features the aircraft carrier, USS Yorktown, a ship I saw many times during my service in the Navy. My ship, the fleet oiler USS Cimarron, refueled the Yorktown many time during the Vietnam War. Patriots Point also has a submarine, destroyer, and Coast Guard ship, although the latter two were not on site today.
On the Yorktown, we had a good time going from the bridge all the way down to the engine room. It includes ten different naval aircraft that flew off the Yorktown and other carriers. There is also a Medal of Honor Museum and lots of memorabilia.
We stayed until after 5:00 after which we stopped at a store for camera batteries and some groceries.
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