{"id":2047,"date":"2022-03-29T19:08:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T03:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/?p=2047"},"modified":"2022-06-03T08:48:44","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T16:48:44","slug":"fighting-off-the-british","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/?p=2047","title":{"rendered":"Fighting off the British"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Well, it was another frosty night.&nbsp; Even though it was a few degrees warmer than last night, it sure didn&#8217;t feel like it!&nbsp; Angela didn&#8217;t sleep so well, and so with near Herculean effort we arose and managed to put on smiles as we broke camp and headed out for the day.<br>Much of the day was focused on the destination &#8211; Charleston, SC, where we hoped to see a few sights.<br>We arrived first at Fort Moultrie, famous for successfully defending itself against attack from British ships on 28 June, 1776.&nbsp; The double-layered palmetto log walls with sand fill successfully absorbed the impact from the cannons of 99 British ships, causing almost no damage and few injuries to the Americans.&nbsp; The fort returned fire on the ships anchored just 400 yards off shore, causing significant damage to 32 ships before the British decided to withdraw.&nbsp; It is because of this incident that the palmetto palm tree is on South Carolina&#8217;s state flag.<br>We then saw the last major lighthouse to be built in the US.&nbsp; Constructed in 1962, this lighthouse used to crank out 27 million candle power.&nbsp; It has since been throttled back to less than 2 million candle power, and is still visible up to 27 miles away.&nbsp; It is also triangular in shape!<br>Our final stop was at the home of new friends Chris and Cami.&nbsp; Chris is a photographer and curator of the YouTube channel Moto Photo Adventures (https:\/\/youtube.com\/c\/MotoPhotoAdventures).&nbsp; We picked his brain with lots of technical questions, and he even let me take his drone for a spin.&nbsp; He will also present at an upcoming Horizons Unlimited meet-up, so we look forward to seeing him again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220329_222840_065.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2044\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220329_222840_132.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2045\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1129\" height=\"618\" src=\"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_editor_output_image1961570281-1648609531358.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_editor_output_image1961570281-1648609531358.jpg 1129w, https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_editor_output_image1961570281-1648609531358-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_editor_output_image1961570281-1648609531358-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_editor_output_image1961570281-1648609531358-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/twonieproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image_editor_output_image1961570281-1648609531358-768x420.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2022 Spring Road Trip:  Episode 3 - Fortified\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nc32CVd_0PM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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