FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Patriots Point, South Carolina ~ 27 JULY 2010

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Patriots Point, South Carolina

Mount Pleasant is a suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, within the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

At the foot of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge is Patriot's Point, a naval and maritime museum, home to the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, which is now a museum ship. The Ravenel Bridge, an eight lane highway that was completed in 2006, spans the Cooper River and links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston.

The history of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum began in the summer of 1975 when the legendary aircraft carrier USS Yorktown appeared on the horizon of Charleston Harbor. A few months later, the USS Yorktown was dedicated as the first ship of the Naval & Maritime Museum on the 200th birthday of the United States Navy. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum was officially opened to the public on January 3, 1976.

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum would become one of the largest museums of its kind in the world with the addition of other Historic Landmark ships like the destroyer USS Laffey, known as “The Ship That Would Not Die”, the Balao class submarine Clamagore and the Treasury class Coast Guard cutter Ingham (the Ingham would later move to the Miami Dade Historical Maritime Museum in 2009).

Priceless war planes used during wars and conflicts spanning from WWII to Desert Storm are featured aboard the Yorktown's 40,000 square foot hangar bay and atop the 888 foot flight deck. Patriots Point is also the home of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and their official Medal of Honor Museum with tons of interactive exhibits.

Located landside is the only replica of a Vietnam Support Base in the country as well as a Cold War Submarine Memorial paying tribute to the sacrifices and triumphs made by the men and women during the Cold War.

Visit Patriots Point HERE!!

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Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[TASMANIANRED]

I got acquainted with the concept of lava this weekend.

Exploded a spaghetti squash in the microwave.

Seems I hadn't stabbed it enough for steam vents.

Super heated sticky goo.

[laurenmarlowe]

Did not get to Charleston until Sunday July 4th, and we did not have time to get to Hilton Head that evening, so we just stayed in Charleston.

We got to watch the fireworks from the U.S.S. Yorktown, and it was just awesome!

Hilton Head is about a 2 1/2 hour trip from Charleston, so we did that a couple of days later. The boat is very busy with guests right now, so I only got to stay a day on the boat. I am hoping to get back to Hilton Head this Fall after show season is over, and be able to spend 3 or 4 days on board.

Here are a few pics of my day on the boat!

Shelter Cove Marina, where the boat is docked. Lots of timeshares there (hint, hint!)

The Schooner Welcome!

Our dock at Shelter Cove

Motoring out of the bay

First sail going up!

Second sail going up!

Third sail going up!

Full sail and kicking butt!

Sunset!

Back in dock at the end of the evening.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening El Kabong, Hugs.

[AZamericonnie]

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at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.

~Tribute to Our Troops~

[oldteen]

I think yer pushin’ yer luck just a might there old man! She just may reach thru that screen and show ya how mighty she is! ;0)

[TASMANIANRED]

To do that you have to keep breathing,

that is in doubt at the moment.

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening Tucker39, thanks for joing us this evening!

Most of our Road Trips are virtual ones, but this trip to South Carolina was a real one for me!

We do get together occasionally for visits and fun, so we will sure let you know when the next one is!

[AZamericonnie]

WooHoo!!!!!!!!!!!!! You’re back!

Sure missed you sweetie!

Sounds like a perfect way to spend your birthday & vacation.

Looking forward to some pics....I can only imagine how the girls have grown!:) *hugs*

[laurenmarlowe]

Aloha BIGLOOK, Patriots Point is definitely worth the visit, I highly recommend!

Thank you!

[oldteen]

Hiya Connie! A good Monday for ya? *hugs*

[oldteen]

BWAHAHAHAHA!

[TASMANIANRED]

Got out one day for shopping and a very tasty steak.

Mater’s are in the jars.

Hot work..

[SevenofNine]

HEY Kathy can we send Hayward to Russia with Tomkow’s vodka LOL!

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/hayward-to-get-non-executive-russian-board-role-as-part-of-plum-exit-package/story-e6frg90o-1225897287470

[TASMANIANRED]

Very lovely.

Hope you had all the fun and then more.

[PROCON]

Evening Luvvy!

A Texan died and went to heaven ...

A Texan died and went to heaven where St. Peter met him at the Pearly Gates. “Show me what you got, Pete,” said Tex.

St. Peter swung open the gates and revealed a beautiful landscape of mountains, rivers, streams, trees, flowers and all the trimmings.

“We’ve got that in Texas. We call it King Ranch,” said Tex.

St. Pete flashed up a scene of men, women and children frolicking on the countryside, riding coaches, swinging, swimming, riding horses, bicycling, etc.

“We’ve got that, too. We call it Six Flags.”

Whereupon St. Peter threw open a trapdoor of the fires of Hell and out shot a huge ball of fire followed by a solid stream of flame sweeping over the entire area. The blinding light and heat were enormous.

“We don’t have that,” said Tex, “but we’ve got a guy in Houston who can put it out.”

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Connie, Hugs.

[luvie]

Oooooo....those are fantastic pictures, Lauren! I am SO jealous!

Timeshares??? Did you say.....TIMESHARES???

BEEEEEEBEEEEEE! Wanna take a Tard Trip to Charleston/Hiltonhead???

[TASMANIANRED]

My mother was dainty too.

She could wield a mighty broom handle.

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening TAZ!

*HUGS*

[PROCON]

To do that you have to keep breathing, that is in doubt at the moment.

Sorry...:=)