Instead of our original plan to take a day off in Charleston we decided to cycle 12 miles northeast to the Mt. Pleasant, with the plan to spend a few hours at Boone Hall Plantation & Garden. It was nice having a more casual morning… but I wasn’t so keen on spending some of that time repairing my 6th flat. It must have been a slow leak because we didn’t discover it until morning. On the bright side, repairing a flat in the comfort of a room is much nicer than on the road.
Our ride out of Charleston was pleasant … roads, neighborhoods scenery and comfortable weather.
I thought going over the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge was exciting, The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet, the third longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. 
After getting across we found our way on highly traveled roads with little to no room for cyclists. That was nerve wracking for both of us. 11:11 shot today
We arrive safely at the very popular Boone Hall Plantation and Garden. If you’ve seen the movie “The Notebook” you may recognize these grounds.
While waiting for our house tour, we wandered the spectacular gardens.
After the home tour (no photos permitted) we were moved and entertained by the stories of a Gullah.
This plantation is one of America’s oldest plantations still in operation. It has continually produced agricultural crops for over 320 years. There were many sites to explore including this smoke house, the oldest building at Boone Hall circa 1750.
Each of the 8 slave dwellings had self guided information. Long ago they were had a large production of bricks, making about 4 million bricks per year. Many of the structures were made with these bricks. The dock house was rebuilt and now is used to house wedding / receptions.
We also took the farm and nature tractor tour which was showed the working land and gave us more history as well as current festivals held on this land.
To avoid some of busy roads, we exited Boone Hall via the tractor tour trail..not as easy on a bike! 😆
After getting across we found our way on highly traveled roads with little to no room for cyclists. That was nerve wracking for both of us. 11:11 shot today
We arrive safely at the very popular Boone Hall Plantation and Garden. If you’ve seen the movie “The Notebook” you may recognize these grounds.
While waiting for our house tour, we wandered the spectacular gardens.
After the home tour (no photos permitted) we were moved and entertained by the stories of a Gullah.
This plantation is one of America’s oldest plantations still in operation. It has continually produced agricultural crops for over 320 years. There were many sites to explore including this smoke house, the oldest building at Boone Hall circa 1750.
Each of the 8 slave dwellings had self guided information. Long ago they were had a large production of bricks, making about 4 million bricks per year. Many of the structures were made with these bricks. The dock house was rebuilt and now is used to house wedding / receptions.
We also took the farm and nature tractor tour which was showed the working land and gave us more history as well as current festivals held on this land.
To avoid some of busy roads, we exited Boone Hall via the tractor tour trail..not as easy on a bike! 😆
So many flat tires!
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