Aylmer Express "MoHo" Extravaganza 2006

Again, on advice from Bob and Linda, today we were planning to take advantage of a special carriage tour of the Charleston old town combined with a boat tour of the harbour. We got into town, found some parking and then set out on foot to get hooked up with this tour combo. We got tickets and then headed to the dock to start off with a boat tour of the Charleston harbour. We found ourselves enjoying a breezy, sunny, mid-70’s (mid-20s C) day on the water. The boat tour took us past the historic city by the water and on out to old Fort Sumter where the first shots of the civil war were fired. Then it took us back past the USS Yorktown which is an aircraft carrier from the days of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. This vessel actually has quite an impressive record of battles in which it has been involved, but after having already toured the USS Midway and the USS Alabama, the family put a veto on any thoughts of a tour of this esteemed ship. Our tour finished up with a run under the new bridge in town. You are lucky that I have not decided to upload all the photos I took of this bridge. It is so cool looking to me I couldn’t help myself from taking about a hundred images from all different angles. Then it was back to shore and over to catch a carriage tour through the olde towne, as they like to write it. While we were waiting we ended up finding out a lot about the horses they use to pull the carriages. We also got to pat the horse that was going to pull our carriage. Turns out he really likes Life Savers. It turns out that the reason the owner gives the horse Life Savers is to help freshen the horse's breath. I guess you might call that a win-win situation. The tour was pretty good but the town itself is just awesome. They have done a fantastic job of totally revamping the downtown area. The architecture is beautiful and the authenticity of the renovations is fabulous. Even the gates at the entrance of their houses are gorgeous, in all their daedal splendor. And it seems that the entire city has been focused on catering to tourists, which, in this case, was done in a classy way. Once again you can feel happy in the knowledge that you do not have to look at all the photos I took during this tour either. Charleston is a very unique American city and has a wonderful charm about it. No skyscrapers here. We give it two thumbs up!

Today’s word:

daedal \DEE-duhl\, adjective:
1. Complex or ingenious in form or function; intricate.
2. Skillful; artistic; ingenious.
3. Rich; adorned with many things.