Another very long day in the bus as we moved from North Carolina further south to the capital of South Carolina, Charleston. The journey which should have taken four hours took six as there was a 'wreak' (truck rollover) on the interstate and all the traffic was detoured onto back roads which were absolutely choked. As we drove south we could see that the sky ahead of us was overcast. The sky continued to darken and by the time we arrived in Charleston the heavens had opened and the heavy rain resulted in flash flooding and more chaos. After a stop for lunch in the historic market area where we watched the water rise we hopped back on the bus for a tour of the city. Charleston is the most visited city in the whole of the United States and it is easy to see why, even on a very gloomy and wet afternoon. The live oak trees line every street. The houses are just glorious, mostly timber, with porches facing south to make the most of the breezes that come off the water. Tomorrow we have a harbour cruise and some free time to explore the city so I hope that I will finally be able to take some photos.
We are currently sitting in our hotel room watching the unfolding disaster that is Hurricane Harvey. The hurricane itself did major damage but the worst is yet to come as the flooding is catastrophic. The situation is going to become even more dire as the hurricane has moved off shore and is strengthening and is expected to hit land again in the next couple of days. We are no where near the danger however we are now seeing that the damaging rain and wind is moving towards Louisiana, with New Orleans on flood watch. We are not due to arrive in New Orleans until 6 September so hopefully the flooding has subsided. If not I know that Scenic will have an alternative plan in place for us.
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