Charleston Tea PlantationOctober 21 through 25 Oak Plantation Campground in Charleston, South Carolina, $23.76 for water & elect. We were on a large grass site with plenty of shade. Full-hookups were available but we did not need FHU. This is a nice campground and we would recommend it if you are visiting the area. From Brunswick we ventured north to Charleston, South Carolina. Joyce's sister's family lives in Charleston and we stopped to visit with them for a few days. Jeff & Kathryn and our two grandsons met us in Charleston. They stayed with Joyce's sister & her husband. As a large group we did a variety of activities including a tea plantation tour as well as walking around in downtown Charleston. Charleston Tea Plantation
After visiting Angel Oak we headed to the Charleston Tea Plantation not far away on Wadmalaw Island. Charleston Tea Plantation is the only tea plantation in North America. The countryside around Charleston is commonly referred to as the Lowcounty and is famous for frequent rain, high temperatures and humidity which happens to be the ideal climate for growing tea. Founded in 1960, the plantation is home to bushes brought to the Lowcountry in the mid-1800s from China. In addition to seeing the actual tea plants in the field the Charleston Tea Plantation conducts factory tours. We spent time in their brand new factory featuring an air-conditioned 125 foot long window gallery overlooking all the various pieces of equipment utilized in processing fresh tea leaves into tea bags. Charleston Tea Plantation may be the only exposition hall of its kind in the world where visitors can learn how tea is made… from the raw leaf to finished black tea. In the event tea is not being processed on a particular day, three giant TV screens have been placed strategically along the gallery illustrate each step of the tea making process in great detail. Tea was being processed when we taking the tour.
The Charleston Tea Plantation is home to American Classic Tea. This high-quality black tea has a mild tone and sweet flavor. It is produced on-site at the plantation from leaves harvested from the bushes on the plantation.
Charleston Tea Plantation
The nearest tea plantation is located more than 4,000 miles away.
Tea bushes on the Chaleston Tea Plantation
Several hundred thousand tea bushes are cultivated on approximately 127 acres.
Beautiful Live Oaks on the grounds of Chaleston Tea Plantation
These live oak branches are forming a canopy over a road at Charleston Tea Plantation.
Charleston Tea Plantation
If you are visiting Charleston make sure that you take time to visit Charleston Tea Plantation.
Typical Lowcountry scene
This is a typical Lowcountry scene, a shrimp boat navigating its way home from a night of shrimping.
Shrimp boat and Live Oaks in the Lowcountry
Shrimp boats and the South Carolina "Lowcountry" go together like a ball & glove.
Click here for more South Caroline Travel logs or Travel blogsUntil next time remember how good life is. Mike and Joyce Hendrix
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