Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Fort Sumter

Shortly after arriving in Charleston, we took a ferry over to see Fort Sumter.

While Daddy and Clare explored the museum, Sean and I looked out at all the boats in the harbor and spotted a new friend:

Sean loved the ferry ride - Thom John took Sean out on the deck to look around while I stayed inside with Baby Clare. She snoozed while I listed to the informative narrative playing over the loudspeakers.

Arriving at the fort:

Looking across the harbor at Sullivan's Island:

After arriving at the fort, we listened to a brief lecture by a park ranger and then we were set loose to explore the fort. Sean liked climbing all the stairs to get to the top of the fort, which was really, really windy!! When it was Mommy's turn to take Sean up to the top, Sean gleefully whispered that we were hiding from Daddy and that he would never find us. As soon as we got to the top, Sean shouted, "HI DADDY!" he was so pleased to have "surprised" Daddy.

While Sean and Daddy went off to explore again, Clare practiced her cruising along the walls of the fort...