The Carriage Ride

We crossed the Arthur Ravenel Bridge which is a cable-stayed bridge over the Cooper River connecting downtown Charleston to Mount Pleasant/Isle of Palms. The eight lane bridge opened in 2005 to replace two obsolete cantilever truss bridges. The bridge has a main span of 1,546 feet (471 m), the longest among cable-stayed bridges in the Western Hemisphere. Sorry for the smear on the Sarah's windshield. Tis an infamous avain dropping. Could not stop and clean the windshield.


The family was off to participate in another Charleston, SC, carriage tour.








We have always used the Palmetto Carriage Company for our tours. They do a great job. Judy had to check out our departure area which is the Red Barn.

A gal has to love baby goats!

The Palmetto tours use only mules as the power for their carraiges. The folks have found mules to be the best animals for pulling carriages in Charleston. In over 25 years of use, their health record is much more successful than that of the draft horses. Alicia is a horse lady. Forgot to mention that Alicia joined us on the Isle of Palms. She is a special lady.


Our mules are ready to go!

Judy posed with our guide. This gentlemen did a fantastic job!

Sammy boarded the carriage and we were all now ready to start our look around historic Charleston.