After Michiel left, we stayed in Savannah another couple of days. We met some nice people here and made new friends. We had planned to park and stay over night at Emmet Park but were asked to park behind a friends business in Starland District.
We toured Bonaventure Cemetery during the late morning and early afternoon. Peaceful area along the Wilmington River. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book.
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Classic historic Southern cemetery with its charm and Spanish moss
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| Thomas Nicol Theus tomb (Born in 1840 and died in 23 Nov 1903) |
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Thomas N. Theus / A Confederate Soldier / Died Nov. 29, 1903 / ELIZA WILHELMINA / The Devoted Wife of / THOMAS N THEUS / Died February 21, 1895
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| Johnny Mercer is best known for writting the lyrics to Moon River (theme to Breakfast at Tiffany's) - which won an Oscar for Best Original Song. Mercer also wrote Hooray for Hollywood, Autumn Leaves, Dream, I'll Wanna Be Around, One More For My Baby and One More For The Road, Skylard, This Time's The Dreams on Me, Laura and countless other award winning songs from Hollywood Films. He is the co-founder of Capitol Records. |
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| Elegant beauty watches over the tomb |
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| Wilmington River view from the cemetery, we parked along the river and had lunch |
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| Parked under a tree with Spanish moss and a slight breeze |
We had a great day touring the Bonaventure Cemetery then had dinner with a friend at Sweet Potatoes, classic Southern Cuisine. We parked the RV and went to sleep for the night before the next day of touring Savannah.
The following day we went to Starland District and stayed at Rusty's AirBnB. We had a time to relax, get laundry done and chill with Rusty. We had a delicious lunch at Starland Café.
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| Keith, Rusty and I get a selfie on the front deck above Starland Café |
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| Parked in front of Starland Café |
We set off for Jekyll Island for a day trip making our way to Florida, where we had a Couchsurfing host in Jacksonville. We walked along Driftwood Beach, which overlooked the container ship that had capsized near St. Simons Island.
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| Walking travel to an observation point overlooking the water. |
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| Alligator relaxes in the sun in the middle of the water. |
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Major William Horton was granted Jekyll Island by the Trustees of the colony of Georgia in 1738, and he constructed this home in 1743. The Horton House is one of the oldest standing tabby structure exteriors in the state.
Horton was one of General James Oglethorpe’s top military aids and was in charge of troops garrisoned at Fort Frederica on nearby St. Simons Island. Horton farmed the island, producing crops to aid with supplying Ft. Frederica.
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| Driftwood Beach |
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| Freedom to travel on land or sea, captured this sailboat going past us |
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| On Driftwood Beach with the capsized cargo ship off St. Simons Island |
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| We stayed on Jekyll until the sun set then off to Florida |
We spent the night boondocking before we set off to Fort Clinch in Jacksonville for two nights. The Fort Clinch State Park, one of the Florida State Park, is located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island, along the Amelia River. Its 1,100 acres include the 19th-century Fort Clinch, sand dunes, plains, maritime hammock and estuarine tidal marsh. It has many varieties of tulles We we able to see gopher turtles on the dunes as we walked the board walk to the beach.
Fort Clinch is one of the best preserved forts, we have seen in person, with her row of cannons staring across the St. Mary’s River into Georgia are silent testimony to the strategic importance of Fort Clinch during the Civil War. The fort never took a hit but does maintain a strategic location on the river.
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| Nestled into our campsite in Fort Clinch |
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| Fort Clinch has a beach in front of the fort you can walk and enjoy. Shelling and searching for shark tooth are a great past time to enjoy the weather. |
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| Construction of Fort Clinch began in 1847, with visions of a triumph of masonry and stone built mostly by civilians and the US Army Corps of Engineers to protect the coast of southern Georgia. However, by the outbreak of hostilities at the start of the Civil War, only about two thirds of the fort had been completed, and cannons had yet to be mounted on the walls. At the start of the Civil War the fort came by default under Confederate control, who established fortifications and batteries on Amelia Island and the surrounding area. |
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| Keith at the entrance to Fort Clinch |
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| Few photos from inside Fort Clinch |
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| After the United States gained possession of Florida in 1821, a northern fortification was needed on the island, and eventually, Fort Clinch was started in 1847. The fort was named after general Duncan Lamont Clinch who led the United States in the War of 1812 as well as the First and Second Seminole Wars. |
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| Us standing in the entrance to the Fort |
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| Sunset, candles on as we relax for the evening |
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| On the road again, setting off to St. Augustine, FL |
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| Amelia Island Historic District |
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| Antebellum style homes lined parts of Amelia Island |
Anastasia State Park we are added to the walk-in list and told to enjoy the beach, we are placed in Site 62 for the night. Beautiful State Park with trails and white sand beach.
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| Anastasia State Park, St. Augustine, FL |
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| View of St. Augustine from the Lighthouse |
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| The St. Augustine Light Station is a private-aid to navigation and an active, working lighthouse in St. Augustine, Florida. The current lighthouse stands at the north end of Anastasia Island and was built between 1871 and 1874 |
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| Camp site in Sand Dollar Loop was just perfect for us. |
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| White Egret watching the day pass |
The following day we head to our Couchsurfing host in Jacksonville, FL for a couple of days as we head to Orlando to see Josh and JP.
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| Crossing the bridge towards South Jacksonville |
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| Some cool street art |
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| Old post office converted to a restaurant |
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| South Jacksonville |
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| South Jacksonville City Hall, built in 1915. The City had a tragic fire in 1901 destroying most of the buildings and leaving 10,000 people homeless. |
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| Lake Apopka |
We set off to Hudson, FL to visit family before leaving Florida to head north to New England for Thanksgiving with family and friends. We have been enjoying our travels and our house on wheels. Cannot believe we have been on the road for the last two months.
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| Three Lakes RV Resort in Hudson, FL |
We spent 3 days visiting family and reconnecting while in Hudson, FL it is amazing what a 96 year old is capable of doing. My Aunt Maria could move furniture, always busy doing something. We toured Tarpon Springs with my cousins. It was fun to catch up and spend time laughing and sharing.
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| Tarpon Springs, FL famous for the Greek sponge divers and festivals |
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| Boat loaded with sponges |
We have been in Florida since 17 Oct, we have seen a lot on the road spending time with family and friends. It has been a lot of fun seeing everyone and spending time in places exploring that we have not seen before. On 10 Nov begin our journey back to New England for Thanksgiving.
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