Rainy Saturday

We started out kind of slow.. a forest ranger stopped by at 9:30 and left at 11:00.  we took quick showers then headed into McClellanville (about 6 miles north) for lunch (oysters and flounder) and a little site seeing. There is a Village Museum that was very interesting.

One thing that is very noticeable is that they do not recycle bottles, cans, papers or plastic. But they do recycle oyster shells!


This tree plaque states that it is 1000 years old but the people did not want to brag and is actually 1400! I am sure that many many children swung on the tire swing and climbed the tree trunks through out the years. the tree and the Chapel of Ease survived Hugo.

Established as a Chapel of Ease to accommodate an expanding village population, McClellanville Episcopal Church was begun the summer of 1889 and consecrated by Bishop W. B. W. Howe November 2, 1890. Finishing touches to the chapel, however, were not added until after 1900. Village carpenter Paul B. Drayton executed the designs of A. H. Lucas, who served as architect and supervisor. The church framework of South Carolina longleaf pine and cypress was handcrafted the "old way," mortised and tenoned together, and the black cypress shingles, which cover the roof and exterior sidewalls, were shaped with handsaws. The designs of the interior furnishings were the creations of Lucas, who drew them on longleaf pine boards for rendering with keyhole saws. His final touch was the installation of the chan­deliers.

Today (Sunday) we are heading to Georgetown (about 35 miles north) for breakfast and a little bit of site seeing.  it is suppose to rain all morning so we shall see if we can stop for some hiking or not.