Tom has started "the adventure" ahead of me. He is experiencing his first day of living in Arizona being tired (he got in about 12:30AM our time) and a bit bummed as his NY Jets lost in the playoffs to Indianapolis. They have had an amazing post season anyway.

So I spent my afternoon with my sister Vicky and we went to the Charleston Tea Farm Plantation, the only tea grown in America. It's one of those places you always say you're going to and never get there. Friends of mine live at the original tea farm in Summerville so I had learned a lot of the history from them and had even seen some of the photos from when this had been Lipton property. The tea plants at the Wadamalaw island location had originally come from the Summerville property.So because of the connection I had always wanted to go. It is now also co-owned by Bigelow which is a major importer of teas. But the tea you buy from here, which is the American Classic tea, is all American grown at Wadamalaw. I do not know if you can still find it in the grocery stores but I used to buy that tea all the time and I would recommend it. Anyway, it was an interesting visit although we weren't able to cover all of the territory due to the mud.

I am going to try to do some more of those cool things around Charleston that you take for granted and do not get out to do them. I am just glad I have the opportunity to get some more of those "under my belt" before I depart this beautiful city. Lesson to all- get out and go enjoy all that surrounds you!