Here are some pics from our time in Savannah and the surrounding area.
You never know what you’ll see along the side of the road:


Sunset from the back of our campsite at fort Mcallister State Park:

Tybee Island:


A flag flying over Fort Pulaski is a reminder of the lives lost in our country’s battles to protect our land and its citizens:

Downtown Savannah:

A little snack at the Old Pink House included a pink cocktail and fried chicken livers and grits. It was delicious!

An old cemetery:

Love old churches:

“Driveway” to old plantation site:

An ugly bug for our grandkids:

We spent our first few days in Georgia exploring Jekyll and Saint Simons Islands. They were both beautiful.

We went to fort Frederica which was a Fort and town site from the 1700’s. Charles and John Wesley came there from England as missionaries. It’s so cool when you go to someplace like this not knowing anything about it and then learn so much about the rich history of our country!

It’s hard to believe but we were in Florida for almost two months! We never thought we would be there so long but it is a great state! And we just stuck to the coast. Except for the Everglades, we didn’t go inland at all. So here’s the things I loved about Florida (in no particular order):
1. Water everywhere. The Gulf, the Atlantic, rivers, bayous, sounds, lakes and so on.

2. Food. Reportedly, best oysters in the US (harvested in appalachacola), hush puppies, conch fritters, shrimp, cheese grits, and so on.

3. Florida State Parks. They book 11 months in advance and are typically full. But I’ve usually been able to get spots last minute through cancellations. Unlike California, they all have hookups. And laundry!

4. Being called “ma’am” and “sweet pea”.

5. Old motels. Many are so run down as you might imagine but many are updated and are so adorable.

6. Pastel houses all along the beach.

7. Super friendly people. Everyone waves or says hello. This was true of both Florida residents and snowbirds from the north.

8. Wildlife. Many kinds of shore birds, turtles, raccoons, snakes, and, of course, alligators!

Things I didn’t like about Florida:

1. They are very nice people but snowbirds make finding camp spots so hard.

2. Lots more smokers in Florida.

3. Very rude drivers in the southeast part of Florida. They turn right out of driveways right in front of you. They swerve in and out of lanes in the freeway. We were the first vehicle in line in a left hand turn lane waiting for a green arrow. A driver actually swerved in front of us so he could be first in line. Of course, he was sticking out into the intersection. And I saw another driver do this to someone else. Who knew?

4. Mosquitos.

5. And did I mention the mosquitos?

Here’s what John has to say about Florida:

“It’s way cool. Every bridge had pull-outs for places to park and fish. Bait and tackle shops everywhere. Everyone that lives here has a boat. State and county campgrounds are wooded and rustic. Beaches are vast expanses with very few people. Water is fairly warm compared to California this time of year. Waves are small if not flat. Lots of seashells on every beach. I like all the history in Florida. Visited lots of Forts, saw lots of antique cannons. Did you know that one of the most controversial presidents in our history was the first governor of Florida ? His pic is on the $20 bill.”

So we are off to Georgia and another adventure.

We’ve spent the last few days in Fort Clinch State Park on the Florida-Georgia line. It may be our last stay in Florida but it is no less beautiful than the rest of Florida.
Took a ferry to get to Amelia Island where the state park is located:

A beautiful campsite:

When you camp under a canopy of trees and you find one little clear spot to connect your satellite, you share that spot whith your neighbor across the road. He even was able to lock his satellite to our bumper:

Fort Clinch:
Darling town of Fernandina Beach is close by:

Driving through a beautiful old cemetery. Some of the dates were back to Civil War times:

Watching the sunsets in the campground from hammocks provided by the state park:

Went on a beautiful hike today in the state park:


A tree with pink fungus:
Alligators this far north? I don’t think so.

Oops!

We’ve been staying in a beautiful campground near Atlantic Beach:

Decided to take a little walk in the jungle:

I was wearing my California hiking boots:

We got a little lost. We had no water. We found our way back via the blue dot. We almost died. Not really. But we got our 10,000 steps in and then some.