Beaufort and St. Helena Island – This morning we shuttle to the St. Helena Island, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote his timeless “I have a dream” speech. Visit the Penn Center, the site of the former Penn School, one of the country’s first schools for formerly enslaved individuals. In the 1960’s it was the hub of social justice, ushering in the Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conferences. Today, it’s home to the Gullahs, a community that descended from enslaved African Americans of various ethnic groups. Gullah has come to be the accepted name of the islanders in South Carolina, while Geechee refers to the islanders of Georgia. The community initiated a Creole language with strong roots from European and African languages and has since influenced several Southern United States vocabulary and speech patterns. On the way, we stop at Chapel of Ease, an Episcopal church made entirely of oyster shells, known as “tabby”. Built during the Colonial era, these churches delivered sermons to the planters who could not travel to Beaufort for regular services. Later, we make our way to Hunting Island, South Carolina’s most popular state park, to explore a variety of land and marine wildlife including a large population of loggerhead turtles, stroll along idyllic beaches, and visit a rustic lighthouse. Tonight, guests are treated to the highlight of this trip at a plantation: an extravagant Gullah dinner comprising of low country boil of savory crab, crawfish and vegetables.