Sat 27th March Boone Hall Plantation

We decide to be party poopers and avoid the 30,000 fun runners and go to Boone Hall Plantation another recommendation and again well worth the visit. We drive in through the bus lane as not sure our rig will fit through the car barrier but once they hear our English accent all is forgiven ! Extremely cold wind so wrapped up in my ear muffs and our warm clothes (shorts and tee shirts yesterday!). The plantation "masters house" above is the 3rd on the site this one being built in 1935 using the original wood and bricks. It was one of the biggest plantations in the area at one time being 4000 acres. They have the only remaining original slave homes (photo above) in the country which have been preserved and each building tells the history and stories of the African Americans from slavery through the abolition of slavery to the fight for equality in the 1960's. The plantation still produces fruit and veg for the local markets.
The magnificant avenue of live oaks (photo above) with Spanish Moss trailing from them gave a real "Gone With The Wind" and Southern Belles feel. Re the photo of the baskets, these are hand made by locals who have passed the tradition down through the generations. The baskets are made of Sweet Grass and are made exclusively in the Mount Pleasant area. Highway 17 which passes through Mount Pleasant is lined with stalls selling this local craft.