This was a plantation owned by a very wealthy family (no relation to Kate Middleton according to the tour guides) - it was known for its beautiful gardens. It was also known as a self-sufficient plantation - they had their own animals, blacksmith, carpenter/barrel maker, and potter among other things. There were, of course, hundreds of slaves working on the plantations and tending to the rice crop which was their big money maker. (There were also some really big trees!) This particular plantation was burned by the Northerners - you can still see the remains of the main house and you can just imagine the grandeur of it back in the day! We spent most of the day here walking around the grounds, taking pictures of the beautiful gardens and animals, and learning about plantations of the pre-Civil War era.
We drove down into the historic downtown area after leaving the plantation to try and find a place to eat near the water. We were unsuccessful, so we decided to eat at the Hominy Grill, which had a really good rating on Trip Advisor. We all tried some southern cooking - Katelyn - cornbread, Doug - grits and fried green tomato BLT, and I tried stewed tomatoes and okra. We all tried some boiled peanuts - you eat the whole peanut, shell and all - we didn't care much for these.
Struck out again with camping - we actually had a place picked out, but bolts of lightning caused us to stay at a Hampton Inn instead! :(
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