Day #304: From last evening I beat Mike at cribbage. The two of us were up at 6:30 A.M. for coffee, cookies and grapefruit. The two watched the local weather which was predicting scattered thunderstorms today. No rain in the morning it was partly sunny, humid and 72 degrees. At 8:30 A.M I got the two an Uber for a trip to Patriots Point. We started touring the USS Yorktown at 9:30 A.M. At 11:30 P.M. the two of us had toured most of the "USS Yorktown" but still had a bit more to go but the we had lunch at The Fighting Lady Café. After lunch the two of us watched a 20 minute video on the "USS Yorktown". At 12:30 P.M. it was time for we to board the "Spirit of Charleston" for a trip over to Fort Sumter. We toured the fort, museum and gift shop before re-boarding for the trip back to Patriot Point. Upon returning to Patriot Point the two of us visited the gift shop were Mike purchased a book on the USS Yorktown. We finished their tour of "USS Yorktown". Mike then toured the submarine "USS Clamagore" (I learned long ago that submarines are not my thing as the quarters are too close). At 4:37 P.M. the two of us took an Uber back to the marina. It was time for happy hour on the flying bridge for us while we watched people at the boat launch picking up their boats and launching their boats (there is always a bit of entertainment). At 6:30 P.M. it was time for reading and blogging for the two of us as we wait for a bit of rain.
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Isle of Palms has a great Marina Market with a deli, grocery store and clothing. 
Entering the USS Yorktown.  The Reverend Harold Syfrett Chapel. 
Torpedo Workshop 
Crew berthing. 
Dental spaces. 
Ships main galley. 
Starting the Engine/Fire Room tour. 
Steam control valves. 
Propulsion turbines. 
Propulsion reduction gear. 
In the bakery section was the dough maker.  Nice mixer!!! 
Sick bay.  Operating room.  Pilot's ready room. 
F-4 Phantom 
E-1B-Tracer 
The island as viewed from the flight deck. 
F/A-18A Hornet 
SH-3G Sea King 
A-4C Skyhawk 
A-7E Consair II 
F-8K Crusader 
A-6E-Intruder 
S-3B Viking
S-2 Tracker 
F-14A Tomcat  "USS Clamagore" 
Landing Ship Officer 
Mike at the ships steering wheel.  Mike at the Captain's Docking Bridge. 
Portholes that you can still see out if closed.  Mike sitting on the bridge. 
View from the bridge of the USS Yorktown.  Container ship coming into Charleston the "MSC Ilona". 
F9F Cougar 
Skyraider 
Hellcat 
"Avenger"  Plan of the Day (Mike is now calling his note cards "Plan of the Day").
Medal of Honor Museum 
The Fighting Lady Café.  "USS Yorktown" from the water. 
Picture of the "USS Yorktown" from the "Spirit of Charleston". 
The bow of the "USS Yorktown". 
This is one of the two ferries to Fort Sumpter. 
Castle Pinckney constructed in 1810, Castle Pinckney is one of the oldest fortification of its kind still in existence. It is located just off to the right in the center of Charleston's Harbor. 
Fort Sumter from the water. 
Fort Sumter is now a National Park.  
Ranger gave a very good talk regarding the significance of Fort Sumter. 
Gorge Wall  Looking down into the fort. 
Battery Huger 
Flag pole at Fort Sumter. 
Base of the flag pole is a picture of Robert Anderson. 
Looking down into the fort.      
Cannon ball embedded in the brick. 
10-Inch Mortar 
8-Inch Columbiad 
15-Inch Rodman 
Looking down into the fort. 
View shows the track that the cannon trolley rolls on. 
Cannon 
Looking down the canon barrel from outside of the fort. 
Fort doorway. 
Cool look down the left-flank casemates of the fort. 
Helicopter flying over the "USS Yorktown". 
Military flyover of the "USS Yorktown". 
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, SC.
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