Blogs from Savannah, Georgia, United States, North America - page 3

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Savannah, Georgia Pulaski was a revolutionary war hero who, as far as I can tell, never saw the fort named in his memory. But his namesake fort played a key role in a way it was never designed for and changed defensive military technology forever. In the War of 1812, Great Britain handily embarrassed our country by sacking and burning down our capital - hardly an event a country wants to repeat. So our leaders came up with the idea of building 42 forts up and down the Atlantic and Gulf coasts designed to protect our coastal cities from any such future attacks. As is the case today, the effort took more time and much more money than originally thought, but all 42 forts were started in the 1820s. Some were finished, ... read more

That's our mission now.....to go home. We left Tropical Palms this morning @ 9:30. It was sad to see it fade in our rear view mirror. We had such a wonderful stay there over these past four months. Some of our good friends came to see us off as Cory hooked up the car. Mist in our eyes as we had to say good-bye to each one of them. We know it is only for several months before we are back together again. It isn't really "good-bye".....instead it's just "so long for now until we meet again". But we will miss everyone. Stay healthy and happy - one and all. As we rounded the corner to drive out of our park, there they were! Waiting and watching for us to drive past. Yes, Sam & Sandy ... read more

Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah, Georgia We hitched up and drove 115 miles up the coast to another Georgia State Park, also located on a coastal island. This is the third Georgia State Park we've stayed in and all of them have been great finds - well managed, clean, and stunningly gorgeous. And you can't beat the price, especially after the old folks discount. We always prefer state parks over commercial places and Georgia exhibits some of the best (Florida wasn't bad either!). Drive up was relatively short and uneventful. I tried to find an alternative to Interstate 95, but there really wasn't any - out here on the coast, with all the islands, a local route can become brutally long. So we got on the interstate, put the accelerator down and drove 90 miles up ... read more

Geo: 32.0808, -81.0907... read more

Our last morning in Savannah. There were still a couple of things that we wanted to do, so instead of heading in the direction of Charleston, our next destination, we spent some time in Savannah seeing and eating what we hadn't been able to so far. To be honest, while I have liked Savannah, it didn't wow me like New Orleans did. It definitely grew on me, but the city just didn't captivate me in the way New Orleans did. Maybe if we had visited here first, I would feel differently. We were up pretty early and got the car packed up. We were back on the move again. At least for the rest of my trip, I will only move twice more before flying out. I am getting a little tired of being on the ... read more