botany bay

Pure bliss.  That's the only way to describe Botany Bay Plantation.  I could have spent hours there taking photos, running on the beach, climbing the trees . . . .   The 4,630-acre plantation on Edisto Island was a gift from the Margaret Pepper family. It was given to the state in 1977 by Mr. Pepper, but was only able to be used after his wife passed away so she would have the opportunity to continue her years on the land she loved, as per her husband's request.  In July 2008, the land - now a Wildlife Management Area operated by South Carolina's Department of Natural Resources - was made open to the public.