Today we decided to see Magnolia Plantation, a remnant of the Old South, and a few miles out of town. It was a beautiful day and flowers were in bloom. The house dated back to colonial times. The gardens were extensive and varied from orchids to swamps and walking trails.

On the way back we stopped at Crab House Restaurant in the Charleston suburbs. Given that a restaurant was called Crab House, we ate crab and tanked up on peanuts, which were in plentiful supply. Thanks again to Yelp! for finding it.

That evening we visited Josie and Noah, the parents of Reece, a recent former student of Barbara's who moved to Charleston in March. They traded their small house in Westport for a beautifully constructed foreclosed McMansion on the other side of the Charleston River across the new suspension bridge. We had a delightful dinner and enjoyed Reece’s inquisitive mind before exhaustion set in for all of us.