The Beach!!! Part ll

I took too many pics to put on this blog, so I put them all on Photobucket.

Friday we woke up about 8 am so we would be able to get all we wanted to get done, done. We had breakfast at the hotel then went to the Savannah welcome center. We got a map and info about the buildings and the squares. Before we went and walked, we went to see the museum. It had more civil war stuff than I'm used to seeing in a museum... That was neat! After the museum we walked along Bull St. and saw all the lovely squares and the trees that framed the squares. We got to go into a shop that used to be an old house. That was fun! I like to go to these cities and see all the history... I don't know if it's just me, but it's like I can go back in time and can see people dressed in Victorian garb walking around and there are no longer cars, only horse drawn carriages. It was amazing! All the beautiful houses were breathtaking. The river front was something else! :~)

After our feet were about to fall off from walking in Savannah, we went to Ft. Jackson. :~) It's 200 years old! Built in 1808, it saw a lot of wars... However, it never saw any action. It was fun to go and see where soldiers of days gone by used to stay during a war. Walking around there took about an hour.

When we were done with that fort we went to Ft. Pulaski. This fort was built in 1820 and was thought to be invincible. The cannon balls that were used then couldn't penetrate the thick walls. However, during the civil war there was a new cannon ball invented that had a spin to it and could fly further. The lighthouse seen from up on top of the fort is where the Union soldiers were when they attacked the fort to get to Savannah. This fort saw some action... You can see the cannon damage on the outside of the fort. There was also a guy that did a musket demonstration. It was interesting to see how the muskets worked... And to hear some of the history of it. I don't remember it all well enough to retell it, but it was interesting! :~)

Once we were done with that... The beach!!! :~) We had our swimsuits on under our clothes, so we were all ready. We got our blankets on the beach and headed for the water. It was warm and choppy. Jamey and I waded out up to our necks and went up and down with the water. After a while we were just having fun when all of a sudden we saw dolphins cresting not that far from where we were!!! :~O It almost didn't feel real. We stayed in the ocean for about 2 hours. I did a little swimming, but not much... It was too hard to swim with the water moving. After we were done with that we went back to the hotel, took a shower and ate dinner at a restaurant on the river front. To top of the day we went out to see a movie. We didn't get back until midnight! :~)

Saturday we came home. Our trip home was uneventful. :~) We got home about 2:30pm. I was preoccupied and didn't see Munchkin trying to get through the door I was going through and I got her tail caught in the door. I was afraid that her tail was broken so Jamey took her to the vet. Her tail wasn't broken, but she got this cute collar that she has to wear until Thursday. Yes, she hates it! :~)