Category: Georgia
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Skidaway Island State Park
Sunday, February 21, 2021 Our group went into Savannah for a walking food tour, but I opted to go to the great Savannah National Wildlife Preserve. When I got there, it was closed. A gentleman told me they had been closed for a long time due to Covid concerns. So I came back to Skidaway…
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Skidaway State Park
Saturday, February 20, 2021 I thought I would just fix the problem of not being able to connect to my iPhone hotspot. I could connect to Martha’s phone, but not mine. Trying all kinds of things, I must have deleted the wrong .phst file, so my email didn’t work. 30 minutes later that was solved.…
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Edisto Island to Skidaway Island State Park
Friday, February 19, 2021 Our travel day was short. It was only a 2.5-hour drive to Skidaway Island State Park. During a break in heavy rains, I hooked up. It was cold and a bit windy. My duck hunting experiences have taught me how to get along in this kind of weather, but cold rain…
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Tybee Beach, Georgia
May 15, 2018 We drove over the beautiful Moon River, for which Johnny Mercer wrote the song for the movie “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” in 1961. Mercer grew up here. We drove over to Tybee Island to explore. A nice lady at the Visitor’s Center told us where to go to look at pretty beach homes.…
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Savannah Trolly Tour
May 14, 2018 As we were driving out, a Barred owl flew across the road and landed in a tree. We managed to get a few pictures before it took off again. Taking the OldTown Trolly tour of the historic district of Savannah, we agreed to stay on the tour if we had a good…
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Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
May 13, 2018 Martha went for a kayak trip on the Skidaway River for about an hour and a half. She had two porpoises swim beside her for a bit. We then went to the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge. It was a hot day at 91 degrees at its peak. The sun was very intense,…
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Skidaway Island State Park
May 12, 2018 We rode our bikes to the watchtower that overlooks the Skidaway River and the Isle of Hope. There are the remains of a still from the 1930’s and mounds where the South tried to defend Savannah in the Civil War. After a quick shower, we went to Driftaway Cafe for a great…