Charleston, SC - Angel Oak Tree and Crab Legs

After our week-long stop at Dreher Island State park, we made our way to the Joint Base Charleston RV Park.

As planned, we went to see the Angel Oak Tree, one of the oldest living trees in North America.
According to the web site, The Angel Oak is a Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) that is a native species found throughout the Lowcountry (Coastal Carolina). Believed to be in excess of 1500 years old, its massive, draping limbs and wide spreading canopy present the aura of an angel but the naming of this tree was acquired from the tree's previous owners, Martha and Justin Angel.

I have to admit that the Angel Oak was very impressive!

And we also enjoyed the drive from the base to Johns Island. I had forgotten how pretty the Oaks are in that part of South Carolina, with their scarves of Spanish Moss.

After visiting the Angel Oak Tree, we drove back to the campground and spent some time with the grrr-animals before going out to eat.



We both enjoy low country cooking and found a restaurant not too far from the base that served up some pretty good food!

 


We leave tomorrow for Jacksonville, Florida. We hope to visit an old friend in St Augustine, and catch up with RVing friends, Fran and John Kurz