Charleston Harbour Cruise

After a lazy morning enjoying our magnificent room at the French Quarter Inn we hopped aboard the Carolina Belle for a cruise around the harbour. The weather while very overcast is hot and steamy. There is a tropical storm just off the coast that is bringing the rain to our area. Charleston is a very busy port with 100 plus cruise ships docking each year. It is the second biggest export port in the world after Singapore. BMW cars are made here in South Carolina and shipped to Europe in giant ships called RoRos (roll on, roll off). We sailed past acres of BWM cars waiting to be loaded. We also sailed out passed Fort Sumter which is where the Civil War began. Follow the link to a short video about the fort and the part it played in the Civil War - Fort Sumter video