RV LIFE BOONDOCKING | NEXT STOP - CHARLESTON SC
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- RV LIFE BOONDOCKING | NEXT STOP - CHARLESTON SC
(EPISODE 235)
ℹ️ About this episode:
This week on LivinRVision, we spend some time in Charleston, SC and tour the city to learn more about Charlestons amazing history. We start off driving through the downtown area of Charleston and make our way over to The Battery. This is also the site of where an enslaved crewmember (Robert Smalls) on a ship called the Planter, commandeered a heavily armed Confederate ship and delivered its 17 black passengers (nine men, five women and three children) from slavery to freedom, all in the midst of the Civil War. We find all sorts of history within the downtown area as well as great restaurants and the Charleston City Market. The next day we decided to go to Johns Island where we witnessed The Angel Oak Tree. This Southern Live Oak tree is a historical site and focal point of one of the City of Charleston's public parks. It is considered to be the largest Live Oak Tree east of the Mississippi estimating to be 300 to 400 years old. While you're in this area, don't forget to stop at the Angel Oak Restaurant! You will NOT be disappointed!
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We loved to visit Charleston.
your video is so well done with lots of good detail and what is in the town. I like your music choices in your videos too.
Love all your videos just watching the old ones that I haven’t seen
Uh boy, those old ones have got to be some doozies 😂 Hope you enjoy them! 🧡😊🤓
I agree with Patricia and I am sure lots of others. Your mixing and editing skills are amazing.
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The old Oak Tree was amazing.A beautiful area, thank you for once again making my day for watching worth while. Nice job on the filming and music choice.♥️
Your skill level when you were panning. “The Tree” was exceptional.
You’ve become so skilled at capturing the places you visit on video-and making it fun to share the experience. Thank you!!
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Magnolia gardens outside Charleston was great. It was 40 years ago. Great to see same beautiful homes
Belated Welcome to SC. I've been in Summerville 4 years now. So much to discover still. Really enjoyed your video and look forward to watching more . Safe travels and Enjoy .😊
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Why y'all were stomping around in our neck of the woods! I wish I'd know you were there, we'd love to have had the opportunity to meet you. Glad you got to visit this historic area. Thanks for sharing its history so well and beautifully! Much love to you both from SC, Jane❤🙏Thanks for sharing about Robert Smalls! He and Eliza Lucas Pinckney are two of my faves. One other thing I love about Robert Smalls is that after the war, he returned to his beloved SC, bought his former master's plantation (when the owner died) and even cared for the owner's wife until her death. He also served as one of the first black members in the Senate of SC for many years during Reconstruction. Very interesting man!❤
We would have loved to have met y’all. 🧡 Thanks for sharing more info about Robert Smalls. An incredible man for sure.
For future plans, Magnolia Plantation and a boat tour of the harbor are two cool things to do next time you're over this way. Hyman's is a great place for seafood downtown (flounder stuffed with deviled crab is so yummy!❤❤❤Jane from SC
Yes! I definitely want to visit a plantation and do the boat tour next time we’re there. 🤓
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Keep doing what you do. Really enjoyed your footage of Charleston. Thanks for sharing.
We enjoy your channel. Drive safe.
Now that’s a tree!🌲👍🏼😎
If you love old things, you'd really like us!!
Thank you for staying interesting, we are always happy when you have a new vlog. My brother was born in Charleston, I've never been there except through your video, so thank you again ❤
Love Charleston!! The white flowers are a Magnolia bush. Several kinds. The humongous tree looks larger than the one in Downtown Jacksonville, Fl.
Great job! Loved it!
I live in Charleston and I love my home town
My favorite was the Angel Oak. Love the way that they propped up some of the branches to keep it from breaking. What a treasure for that area.
Angle Oak became a park when the owner could not pay his taxes . The mayor of Charleston seized his property
I live in Charleston SC . With all the growth the southern charm is gone. I was here with hurricane Hugo came to this area with a cat 4 winds.
Hope you enjoyed your stay.
The time that you spend on background music in and of itself must be time consuming. You are developing quite the credentials in putting these videos together. Thank you!
Brian can sometimes spend hours to find the right music to fit the scene. Thank you for the appreciation! It warms our heart to know y’all enjoy our vids! 🧡🤓
We enjoyed S Carolina also. Charleston is a fun place! Thanks for your tour😉
One of our favorite towns. The home of “Low Country” cuisine.
Charleston native here. Glad you guys had fun..please come back to visit anytime.
Wow! So cool to see y’all in my hometown. If you come back again be sure to put Bowen’s Island restaurant on your list! Best oysters in town!!👍🏽
Hahaha shorts, shoes, they sound the same to husbands lol. Great video guys. We hope to visit that area one day. We love the old charm. Safe travels
Thanks for the walk around Charleston.
I love old houses and towns
Another great video. Loved seeing the tree! I would never criticize what you do with your time! Just so happy you share your adventures with us. Besides, what you share gives me insight to an area and possible sites I may not have selected or known about. Keep ‘‘em coming! I so look forward to spending some time with you two on Saturdays! Thank you!
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Brian, I am glad you are so healthy and agile to [park and hook up all the RV things you need to do! I am at my Chiropractor and trying to come home and watch you and Michele in your travels! Thank you both for sharing!
THANK YOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PLACES YOU TAKE US. LOVE YA,LL SENCE OF HUMOR TOO. GET SO TICKLED.
My hometown, I miss it so much.
Thank you for another great video. I look forward to your weekly videos and love your sense of humour.
Thanks for bringing us along. Love the video.😊
Love your videos. You have the best music too.
I was stationed at Charleston Naval Base a loooong time ago but haven’t been back since. It is definitely on our list of destinations.
We loved Charleston!
What a beautiful tree, God is good. Thanks blessings
Brian, you often refer to a nighttime parking location as "safe" and in this video you said that there "was alot of activity so it is safe". Have you covered in another video, or do you plan to cover the kind of safety that you are referring to? We have not bought an RV or camper van yet, but can use our imagination regarding nighttime parking safety. Your input would be much valued though.
When we refer to safety it usually refers to a few thing, sometimes if there are other RVers around, we consider it to “feel” safe “to us”. For “our” comfort level. Sometimes if there are cameras around like at a casino, it makes us feel more at ease. Somewhere isolated where someone wanting to do harm or steal, would feel more at ease doing so with nobody else around and/or no cameras. You still can never be 100% sure anywhere you go, even at a campground or your own home, right? Hence the incidences we hear on the news.
@@LivinRVision Thank you for yr reply about safety. It was helpful. I LOVE your videos and so appreciate learning from them. I love the music and have identified skillful editing which makes the videos so pleasurable to watch. Thanks again!
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We were in Charleston a week before you. We really enjoyed our time there and were particularly moved by the Angel Oak. Enough so that I bought a framed photo of it from one of the vendors at the City Market to hang on my limited wall space in the motorhome. 😄
What a beautiful tree ❤
Thanks for visiting us
Another wonderful video. The Angel Tree was amazing. Thank you for all that you guys do. ❤
Hello from Lexington, SC! Welcome to our beautiful state!
Hi Brian and Michelle. There's a large oak tree in Tallahassee Florida in a campground called Big Oak Campground. It was similar size to the Angel tree. Safe travels and enjoy your time. 26:13
Charlston SC is truly beautiful. I've been there several times and would have loved to move there. The noseem's, or however you spell it, are beyond horrible indeed. The only prevention thing that worked for me was to rub my exposed skin with vasoline daily before I went out. I tried all types of sprays and no-bug products that didn't work. I discovered the vasoline by accident and it was a winner. Thanks for such a beautiful video!
Boneyard Beach is a nice little trip the next time you visit!! As always love the video 💙💙💜💜
Hmmmm, a 400 year old tree. That’s got my mother in law beat by 5 or 6 years. At least you don’t need silver bullets or a wooden cross to visit the tree! Thanks for another great video experience.❤️
Do you need silver bullets and a cross to visit your mother in law? 😱 LOL 👍🏻
You guys have the best music
I’ve enjoyed my Charleston visits. The January oyster festival is fun. Also check out the Fort Sumter tour next time in the area. You get a harbor cruise as well. Carriage tours are a great way to learn some history. So many good restaurants too.
Really enjoyed this video. Thank you. Doris and Doug Chattanooga,Tennessee
Nice. Adding this to our list.
Loved the history lessons!! Thank you!
I think we were in Charleston a week after you, and also discovered the Angel Oak Restaurant. The little bar behind the restaurant had just started featuring live music the night we were there. Highly recommend that place!
Great vidio you guys. Thanks for including the angel tree in your visit. We got to see it last yr while we were in Myrtle Beach.
Just loved this video! You’d have to move there to see everything! I’m a tree hugger, so loved Angel Oak! Great job on the video and sharing what to see/eat!
Lived in the Charleston area for 11 yrs and was a SC Park Ranger at Charles Town Landing for 6 yrs. back in 1980s. Left when the Navy closed bases there.
Though were the good days.
I’d love to spend time in Charleston. What a beautiful old city. I love history as well and it would be fun to do some sort of history tour of the area. Thanks again for another great video! PS… that coconut pie! Huge! LOL
Another good video. Thank you.
I enjoy watching your adventures. I can't wait to see your next destination, I'm in suspense now!
That was definitely an amazing tree! Loved the video. Charleston is on our list for next year when we finally start to explore the east coast!
love it.... always fun to watch you guys. 🙂
Another great video! Safe travels! ❤❤
Just in Charleston SC this past summer. Love it. Peninsula Grill is known for their 12 layer coconut cake, which is outstanding.
Good to know. Another reason for us to make a return trip. 🤓
Sometimes those long drives are just nice. They lead to new and exciting destinations like Iowa. 😁😁
Yes! 🧡
Beautiful tree
Love the video in Charleston! The tree was awesome!
Thanks for sharing 😎
Been here twice,the first time there was no one there the second there was a welcome center. Now it looks like many have found it.
Thank you for that tree! That was awesome!
Hellooo Brian and Michelle!! Whooaaa ....what an awesome video! Charleston and Savannah are my favorite southern US cities!! Very fun...and so much to see and do in both. St Augustine is up there too
We just got back from 2 weeks of camping in Palm Springs. We had an awesome time.....and did not want to come back to Ouray right at the moment. It was 16 on return night..and a couple of days later, it snowed 10 inches :-(
Safe travels!!
So glad y’all had a great time! 16??!! 🥶
It was 51 yesterday and we felt like we were freezing. Guess being away from Iowa these past few winters have spoiled us. Lol
@@LivinRVision Hi there! yes...no bueno to return home! This has probably been the most mild winter in Des Moines that I can recall. As always, I go there monthly; and wasn't subject to the 0 degrees and 50 mph wind like I usually have been.
WOW...
What a great video!
Love it.
We were 5 days after you in the same place!
The Angel Tree is holow and the bark is responsible for protection...lives around 900 y/o...
Very close there is Charleston Tea Garden only tea garden in America.
That is the offical tea of the White House...but there has to be something left for the next visit..❤
You guys look great.
Love this weeks vid!
Lol!!!!🤣🤣”we do what we do! Just watch!” Lol
I love your video quality and focus on elements like a normal tourist. What kind of camera do you use? Thanks. Dave W
I’ve used different cameras over the last 4 1/2 years, but I have been sticking to just GoPros and the iPhone 13 Pro lately for various reasons. You really need different cameras for different types of scenes and lighting etc. It’s amazing though what you can do with just an iPhone as long as you know how to use it properly.
Thank you for fall and your tips about Charleston. I'm leaving on my first trip since Covid on May 1st to Beaufort, Charleston and Savannah. I must pack the bug spray (and Vaseline) TY for the heads up! And I made a note of all your favorite places to eat and get a drink. I can't wait to see these beautiful cities.
Loved the look on Brian's face when he saw the house truck. Drive safely!
Enjoy your trip! Safe travels!
Your funny too funny man, loved the hissing to the boss !🤣
He does that quite often. 😂 🤦♀️
Thanks for the tour of Charleston. Spent a few days there when my Navy Ship made a Port of Call there way back. BTW back in Naples for two weeks before starting the next adventure out West. Safe travels.
Enjoy your time home. Hope we meet up again sometime soon. Stay safe.
Woh! That is an old oak tree! There is something spiritual about very old trees! Kind of like the Banyan trees of India!
Do ya’ll ever take a break and stay in an Airbnb for a week or so to get off the road warrior scene?
We have not did anything like that yet. We’ve talked about doing it sometime though. It’s hard to justify when we are so used to this and already have a bed to sleep.
Cheese grits green fried tomatoes the best 👌 u guy's are a trip luv watching
If you are ever in the Rochester NY area there are great gluten free desserts. Donna Marie’s Gluten free bakery. Or I would bake you the best carrot cake cupcakes you ever had.
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What are noseeums bugs? That tree was pretty cool looking. Made Me laugh when Michelle said she likes old things. Thanks for sharing.
No-see-ums are small flying insects that you “don’t see” which bite and leave marks similar to a mosquito.
Google no-see-ums to read more about them. I believe that’s how it is spelled.
If Tim doesn't start eating his brocary (aka broccoli), he will be eating the Last Supper with you! Great video!
BTW, Mary Poppins' friend's name is Bert.
Love y'all mean it!
😂 Eat more brockery Tim!!
Only if you do my friend! We won't be able to stay at the Last Supper table 4 hour! 🤣👊
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The sea wall area looked so pretty! The tree was incredible. The arts and craft area was awesome, I probably would have been in there a long time! I noticed the roads, definitely wouldn’t want to take my class c down any of those, I’ll definitely have to take my wind up car with me when I go 😂😂. Ugh, what have I done to myself 🤦♀️😂. Safe travels!! 😁
Right, you would want to take your car down those roads for sure, lol.
I really enjoy your channel. It is strange after watching you guys the last couple years traveling elsewhere to see you in my hometown of Charleston. When living in a spot and getting bogged down working and slugging through life in the suburbs, it is easy to forget the pretty parts that people travel to come see. I especially appreciate you showing some of the real history that we know of and are not necessarily proud of, but also some of the positive stories including the cities apology for the past. We still have issues here in the state and in the city, and hopefully Charleston will continue to really reform itself, and not just "rainbow wash" our issues.
Thank you, we’re glad you enjoy the videos. 🧡 Some may not understand why the city apologized, but it obviously was a unanimous decision by the city to do so. It is important to remember that this is something that happened before their time which they themselves had nothing to do with. We feel it is also good to never forget anything that happened in history of our country (or other countries) good or bad. It is history.
Michelle and Brian, wear your sunscreen and the bug spray! Summer months are brutal in Charleston!
How do you find parking spots?
It’s not as hard as you would think. It’s very similar to when we were parking our F250 Super Duty. As long as there’s nothing behind the curb, we can back in to a regular parking spot with the tail end hanging over just like we did with the truck. Not as easy as with a car, of course but we still are able to find parking spots pretty much anywhere we go.
"We do what we do!" 😉 Right out of the gate you hit Santi's (where I get my Mojito's & shrimp salad) You guys covered so much ground in a short time. We did Sunday brunch every week at Angel Oak, until they opened the bar out back (now closed on Sunday 🤨) Once again the editing just gets better. "Come back now, ya here"
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Sorry we missed seeing you guys. We were staying with our son and daughter in law in Summerville for three weeks for the birth of our first grandchild. Look forward to seeing your videos every week.
Congratulations on the new grandbaby!! 🥰
Charleston looks awesome. Start putting on those miles. See you soon. 😎🤓🥸
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Carol and I decided we're going to Charleston one of these days for a longer visit. I gotta find a donut shop.....lol
Great video, continued safe travels, friends!!!
@Pat McDaniel if you don’t find the donut shop, those beignets at Angel Oak restaurant are amazing, just sayin’! 🤤
All the wonderful restaurants in Charleston, some of the best seafood anywhere, and you went to a Mexican Restaurant? You can get that anywhere. Shrimp and grits is what you needed in Charleston!
We like ALL kinds of food and we like to try local places, doesn’t matter the type of food. I (Michelle) did get shrimp & grits at the Angel Oak restaurant.
@@LivinRVision Agree, it's just that good Mexican food can be found just about anywhere, but the kind of seafood you can find in Charleston is hard to find. Keep on traveling!
Love the show as usual 😊
Brian I'd like to se you opening the door to the van for your bride
He does it quite often 🥰
The best restaraunt near Angel Oak maybe in the Trident area is the Tomato Shed been there for years and where the locals go...........no equal about as true down home low country as you will find....when you walk through the front door you will know.....................
Very nice…..😊
If you want delicious southern food in Charleston go to Magnolias. You won’t be disappointed.
Hi Brian & Michele, my name is Roger & I’m from the Seattle/Tacoma area. I thoroughly enjoyed your video. This is the first time i’ve seen one of your vids & I hope to go back & watch some of the before & future vids. Some day I hope to sell my home, sell my class C
RV & buy a class B RV to go south for the winter & also to visit many of our National Parks. My wife passed in 2017 & it had always been my dream
to RV full time. She had only wanted to do it part time. So i am able to do as I wish possibly but I sure would much rather still have her living! Please look
me up if you ever get out this way! 😂Safe travels to the both of you!
Hi Roger, We are so very sorry for the loss of your wife. We can’t even begin to imagine how hard that must be, but we hope you feel comfort knowing she’s still with you and we’re positive she wants you to continue to fulfill whatever dreams you have.
If you see that we are getting close to coming your way, please reach out and we’ll try to get together sometime. 🧡
Does that bug spray help with the noseeums? We go to Florida often and our friend always gets bitten. Thanks!! We love your videos!!
It does not help with the noseeums, unfortunately. They absolutely LOVE Brian, lol.
I enjoy your videos but you should use a wide angle when walking around so viewers see more background scenery.
Not when we’re using our iPhone and the stabilization isn’t the greatest on the wide angle. Thankfully we show more of the scenery than we do of us. 😂
Love your videos ❣️ where are your bikes??
We dropped them off at our storage in Iowa when we were there for Thanksgiving.
16:59 - did you make that dump station elbow yourself or buy it? Thanks - the videos are super helpful and informative, plus fun to watch.
It came with the Grech RV Strada-Ion. They provide them with their units they sell. You can buy them on Amazon also. Here’s a link to one very similar. amzn.to/3AQub4x
We haven’t watched in a while, are you still loving the van life?
Hi Donna. We absolutely are. It has been wonderful for traveling and always having everything with us. The main thing that bothers us is being inside so much when we’re working. Michelle’s workspace is much more comfortable for her, but that’s the way it’s been in all 3 RV models we have traveled in. The bathroom has been manageable but is the biggest downfall, but it is bigger than other similar competitor models we have looked at without getting into something that is wider. We like that we are able to park in a normal parking space even next to other vehicles, as long as our back can hang over the curb. Everything had it’s pros and cons but this has been the best fit for us. Speaking of fit, someone much taller or larger would likely have a totally different experience. That’s why I’m back dieting. 😂
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@@LivinRVision We travel full time also but in a truck and trailer. I’m always looking for a change and easier/ cheaper/ quicker travel. The bathroom is a deal breaker for the hubs😂