It's a foggy night in Georgia. Might as well bombard the Rockies. In the Garden...

Visibility was about 2/10 of a mile Saturday morning as we headed to Savannah to begin the journey home. The fog continued all the way to Savannah with just a few breaks between Daytona Beach and Jacksonville but traffic was surprising sparse and we made good time to Georgia.

We stopped off at both Jekyll and St. Simons Islands and were pleasantly surprised by Jekyll. Very controlled growth, (it's also designated as a National Historic District, it's populated by nice homes (not mansions) a couple hotels and the Jekyll Island Club where the Rockefellers, Goodyears and Vanderbilts vacationed.

The beaches were littered with oyster shells (a good sign in my mind) and were hard packed and easy to walk on. We found marshes and streams flowing into the oceans that made for spectacular scenery, if only it hadn't been so foggy.

A view of the south end of the 7 plus miles of beach with the marshlands.

St. Simons was just the opposite. Loads of traffic, hotels and condos. The beach, where we stopped was smaller and lined with a sea wall to stop erosion.

On to Savannah and after a quick check in down to River Rd, the main tourist area on waterfront. Still foggy we made a decision to come back on Sunday if the weather was better to take photos and see the rest of the city.

A couple of drinks at Rocks and a nice dinner at Joe's Crab Shack (only because it's on the waterfront) we called it a night. The highlight of the night was right before we walked in for dinner, it was around 6:30 and we knew it would be crowded, we decided to see if we could get a window table. So we decided that we'd tell them that we were celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary.

The hostess and waitresses around the welcoming podium, LOVED IT. Oh, that's so awesome. Hey I'm 23 and already dumped one guy. Y'all are sooo sweet together.

And yes we got a window seat. Not one of the premium booths, but a window table none the less.

Sunday morning was again densely fogged in, but after breakfast and searching for a ATM that wouldn't charge fees to withdrawal, we headed out to Tybee Island.

Just before the island is Fort Pulaski National Monument on Cockspur Island. Built to protect the Savannah harbor it was finished in 1829. Our ranger guide ran thru a brief history but concentrated mostly on the fall of the fort during the Civil War.

Once thought to be impregnable, one engineer said that it would be easier to "shell the Rocky Mountains" than breach the fort.

Exterior

Interior.

The fort was breached, due to a revolutionary design in cannons and shells. Amazing only two soldiers were killed during the 30 hour bombardment, one from each side.

Tybee is a lot like St. Simons but with nicer wider beaches.

Back downtown to the Mercer Williams house which was the setting for the novel and movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". No pics of the inside, but here's the outside. Nice little tour with great antiques.

Near the Mercer house is Forysth Park with it's live oaks, fountains, Confederate monuments and on a sunny Superbowl Sunday, lots of people.

 

A View of the River Rd area located on the Savannah River.

The BIG bridge over the river.

It was a good road trip. I'm sorry to be putting the shorts away for a couple months and get back into sweatpants.

No houses bought (it's my fault), but we saw areas that we liked and will consider.

Off to Memphis tomorrow and weather cooperating, home on Wednesday.

So good night and good luck. And since its 8-0 with the Hawks on the 19, someone will be needing it.