For the last full day in Charleston we decided to go see the South Carolina Aquarium and visit the 2nd home on our two-fer ticket on the way.

The Aiken-Rhett House, circa 1820, was actually the most interesting house we saw. It was preserved but not restored which means it was left in the original state that the last owners had left it in, dust and dirt and all. A fascinating part were the unrestored slave quarters and grounds in the back of the house. You could see how the slaves actually resided. City slaves had a much more comfortable existence than country slaves, being involved with mostly household service rather than working in the fields. Some were quite well treated, though they still lived a modest life at best.

The South Carolina Aquarium was a good change of pace. I got to take some photos of fish and captive seashore wild life including sea birds and pelicans.

We had a repeat dinner at Muse, this time upstairs—a catch of the day for Nick and crab cakes for Barbara. A thunderstorm on the way there presented a rainbow, arching over the sign of the restaurant.