We stopped at the campground store as it was shutting down the previous night, and were told that if we showed up at 10 minutes to nine, we could get a ride to town and back for ten dollars a head.  We arose early, had breakfast and were on schedule, until the last minute, when we realized that it was 10 to nine.  We were only a short sprint to the camp store, so we sprinted and got there at eight minutes to nine. The bus had left.  Embarrassment.  They apologized and we apologized, the bus came back and we met a very nice driver and a couple from Brisbane, Australia who had lived in the Washington DC area for years.  He was an architect for an international firm, travelled frequently, had a large motor home while he was working and used it to travel extensively.  After retirement, they returned to Brisbane, and come back the US to tour and visit friends.  The traded in the large RV for a smaller class C they leave at a friend’s house, and spend several months touring the US, staying in the Charleston area, and then visiting their daughter in the Washington DC area.  The driver dropped us near King and Market Streets, and we walked to the meeting point for our walking tour, ‘Charleston Strolls’. Continue reading →