Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Georgia on my mind.
Day 26 & 27:
The reason that I haven't blogged yesterday is because we encountered the daughter of Donna in St. Simons Island, Georgia. Earlier we went to the St.Augustine Beach, and it was great! the town looked like something from the Italian Renaissance. There was free wi-fi, but "It doesn't go through the concrete very well..." Anyway, we LOVE St. Simons Island which is right off the coast of Georgia not too far from Jacksonville, FL. They have the most beautiful Spanish Moss trees everywhere which hang down and look a little creepy. We hit the beach and I recently found my father's new fears. We drove to Savannah, and got another awesome sweet suite that was $500 for only $89 it's in the historic district but brand new (less than a year old) and sleek and modern. August seems to be off-season in Georgia as school here is already open. We walked for nearly 6 hours today touring the old plantation houses and churches and cemeteries from the 1700s Revolutionary War era. We visited the oldest church since the Colonial era. The cemetery that patriots were buried in. We went to Paula Deen's restaurant (Lady & Sons), which has the best fried, salty foods ever! The Savannah River is great, and found some neat stuff that is quite funny. Tomorrow we will head out to Hilton Head, SC, which will probably be our last beach day, but we will still be doing pretty cool stuff, so don't turn away, we're just at the last neck of our journey, sliding across third base and heading for home. Stay with us!
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You guys must be getting tired...and itchin for the big city...
ReplyDeleteGlad you are previewing all the places I haven't been to....so you can give me some guidance...
Keep up the good work...
Hope to see you in September...
Marian
Marian - You would LOVE Savannah. I feel like Scarlett O'Hara in this town.
ReplyDeleteWow, how many miles have you covered? We are back from our vacation, but probably didn't walk as much as you did. Glad you are still enjoying yourselves. If you are on I-95N en route home, detour to Larchmont! What's your eta in NY?
ReplyDeleteHi MAD - About 4500 miles and still going. ETA is on or about 8/27, a very special day.
ReplyDeleteHow was Italy?