The oldest structure still standing in Savannah
Monday, February 9, 2009
Savannah and Tybee Island
LIFE'S A BLUR.......
The time is flying by, each day quicker than the last! Since the holidays, we have been to Savannah, Georgia and Ft. Myers, Florida. We arrived in Savannah in time for the playoff game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals. We found our now "favorite" tavern (first time we were ever there) very close to our hotel. The crowd seemed to predominantly favor the Falcons (we were in Georgia, after all!) so we were in good company. As we all know, the Falcons blew it and I nursed a very bad headache from all the cheering and crying I did during the game. No, it was NOT the beer!
This was Bob's first time in Savannah so we did the usual tourist thing and took a trolley ride around the historic and waterfront districts. To say that Savannah is beautiful is an understatement. The live oak trees laden with Spanish moss (which we found out is not a parasite at all and is not harmful to the host trees) drape over every square in the city. Savannah is layed out in a grid with "squares", 22 of them, every 3-4 blocks. Some are the center of a neighborhood for a gathering place and others are dedicated to historic figures like General Pulaski who is revered in these parts! In any case, each one has its own charm and a story to go with it. My favorite was the square where the house from the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" took place. We even saw the lady supposedly written about in the book while she was walking her dog. Our trolley driver pointed her out and I am sure it was her!
We visited the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum and were very impressed. It is housed in a old sea captain's home a block or two off the water called the Scarbrough House, built in 1819, for the owner of the Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. The ship models were amazing and the salvaged trinkets and china from shipwrecks were on display.
We did alot of walking on the waterfront, shopped at the "city market", and ate lunch at the famous Pirate's House. This is the oldest standing structure in Georgia and is a maze of small rooms in a large house. The wood is original and makes you wonder how it withstands any high winds at all. They are known for their delicious Southern cooking and recommended over Paula Deen's Place. At the end of the afternoon, too early to go back to the hotel, we decided last minute to drive down to Tybee Island. Neither of us had ever been there and we are so glad we went.
Tybee Island on a late Sunday afternoon in January was just beautiful. My love for the ocean made it even more special. We walked out into the ocean on this tremendously long pier, talked to many people and just soaked it all in. It was approaching dusk so we headed to the car and to find a place for some liquid refreshment (I know, you're surprised!). We happened upon a little place on a side street right off the beach called "Doc's ". Not many in there but those that were were very friendly and before you knew it we were in the middle of a conversation about the races they were planning to have at the bar in February. They were speaking about these races rather sheepishly and the man that came up with the idea was trying to conceal his laughter. I waited a while but couldn't control myself any longer and had to ask what the race was all about. I asked if it was crab races or turtle races since I had seen both of those somewhere. He said,noooo, not really. He sidled over to me and quietly explained that they were dido races. He came up with this idea to put four short plastic legs on the bottom of a dildo, attach a battery pack and let 'em go! This really tickled me and we had a good time discussing all the possibilities that this brought to mind.........
Richard and Marion, Bob's younger bro', had lived on Tybee for a short while and I thought while we were at Doc's that this is a place they would have liked. So Bob called Richard and found out that they had lived just around the corner and frequented Doc's frequently!!!! We had alot of fun trying to explain to him about the "races".
On to Ft. Myers and Bob's older bro' Warren. Suffice it to say that the weather in South Florida was much warmer than what we had experienced in Georgia in the last month so we were delighted to be there! Warren showed us around the city he's lived in for 25 years or so and seems to know everyone we ran into. We took in the flea market where he worked as security, really quite a place. Not only was it huge, 900 stores, it had its own food court and served beer! Well, we made a day of it! The boys drank and schmoozed while I shopped. Not bad at all for a sunny day in Florida.
I have photos which I will post shortly! (next day or two)
This was Bob's first time in Savannah so we did the usual tourist thing and took a trolley ride around the historic and waterfront districts. To say that Savannah is beautiful is an understatement. The live oak trees laden with Spanish moss (which we found out is not a parasite at all and is not harmful to the host trees) drape over every square in the city. Savannah is layed out in a grid with "squares", 22 of them, every 3-4 blocks. Some are the center of a neighborhood for a gathering place and others are dedicated to historic figures like General Pulaski who is revered in these parts! In any case, each one has its own charm and a story to go with it. My favorite was the square where the house from the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" took place. We even saw the lady supposedly written about in the book while she was walking her dog. Our trolley driver pointed her out and I am sure it was her!
We visited the Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum and were very impressed. It is housed in a old sea captain's home a block or two off the water called the Scarbrough House, built in 1819, for the owner of the Savannah, the first steamship to cross the Atlantic. The ship models were amazing and the salvaged trinkets and china from shipwrecks were on display.
We did alot of walking on the waterfront, shopped at the "city market", and ate lunch at the famous Pirate's House. This is the oldest standing structure in Georgia and is a maze of small rooms in a large house. The wood is original and makes you wonder how it withstands any high winds at all. They are known for their delicious Southern cooking and recommended over Paula Deen's Place. At the end of the afternoon, too early to go back to the hotel, we decided last minute to drive down to Tybee Island. Neither of us had ever been there and we are so glad we went.
Tybee Island on a late Sunday afternoon in January was just beautiful. My love for the ocean made it even more special. We walked out into the ocean on this tremendously long pier, talked to many people and just soaked it all in. It was approaching dusk so we headed to the car and to find a place for some liquid refreshment (I know, you're surprised!). We happened upon a little place on a side street right off the beach called "Doc's ". Not many in there but those that were were very friendly and before you knew it we were in the middle of a conversation about the races they were planning to have at the bar in February. They were speaking about these races rather sheepishly and the man that came up with the idea was trying to conceal his laughter. I waited a while but couldn't control myself any longer and had to ask what the race was all about. I asked if it was crab races or turtle races since I had seen both of those somewhere. He said,noooo, not really. He sidled over to me and quietly explained that they were dido races. He came up with this idea to put four short plastic legs on the bottom of a dildo, attach a battery pack and let 'em go! This really tickled me and we had a good time discussing all the possibilities that this brought to mind.........
Richard and Marion, Bob's younger bro', had lived on Tybee for a short while and I thought while we were at Doc's that this is a place they would have liked. So Bob called Richard and found out that they had lived just around the corner and frequented Doc's frequently!!!! We had alot of fun trying to explain to him about the "races".
On to Ft. Myers and Bob's older bro' Warren. Suffice it to say that the weather in South Florida was much warmer than what we had experienced in Georgia in the last month so we were delighted to be there! Warren showed us around the city he's lived in for 25 years or so and seems to know everyone we ran into. We took in the flea market where he worked as security, really quite a place. Not only was it huge, 900 stores, it had its own food court and served beer! Well, we made a day of it! The boys drank and schmoozed while I shopped. Not bad at all for a sunny day in Florida.
I have photos which I will post shortly! (next day or two)
Monday, December 22, 2008
CRISTMAS CHEER 2
Here's the closeup of Bob's t-shirt! And he willingly wore it without any threats.See last posting for full photo including Bob's face!!
CHRISTMAS CHEER
Here's Big Bob celebrating Christmas with his new Tee! In the next post I will show a closeup! I haven't figured out how to get two photos uploaded from Picasa to our blog on the same post!
We are off from Christmas Eve day through Saturday so we are going to my sister Jodi's for her annual Open House on Christmas Eve. She has done this for 20 years and I have not been able to be there!
Then on Christmas Day, we are taking Mom and Dad downtown to see Centennial Park (Olympic venue) and the decorated trees there. We have reservations at a seafood restaurant, Legal Seafood! Funny name but heard the food is good.
Merry Christmas to all !
We are off from Christmas Eve day through Saturday so we are going to my sister Jodi's for her annual Open House on Christmas Eve. She has done this for 20 years and I have not been able to be there!
Then on Christmas Day, we are taking Mom and Dad downtown to see Centennial Park (Olympic venue) and the decorated trees there. We have reservations at a seafood restaurant, Legal Seafood! Funny name but heard the food is good.
Merry Christmas to all !
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Cooper's Furnace, Cartersville, Georgia
As promised, here's the photo of the furnace at the day use area of Lake Allatoona where Tom and Bev volunteer. This was part of a mill that existed to make pig iron. A train brought the materials in and remains of the trestle are nearby. As you can see, the Corp of Engineers have fenced it off but for special occasions they allow it to be used for a backdrop for wedding pictures.
The Tourist Thing, take two
Here we are with Bob, the weatherman. Couldn't figure out how to get this pix into my previous posting so made a new one. My brain is fried from all this new stuff. But I am proud, so very proud that I got this far! Next project: learn to download videos I have made. Not today!
Doing the Tourist thing!
Well, well well.......I am just as proud as a peacock. I have mastered the art of transferring my photo files from my camera to my PC. I thought it only fitting to show you the most recent first.We had the opportunity to go on a VIP tour of CNN Morning News Express show this week. For those not familiar with Robin Meade, she is the anchor on that show, Monday thru Friday, 6-10 AM EST. Bob and I have been watching that show for about 2 years and enjoy all of the on air personalities. We had no idea that we would be the only ones on the tour Thursday and therefore got special treatment. Got to stay in the control room for several minutes and actually see and hear what they do. Even allowed us to stand right behind all the various directors and see first hand how a TV show is produced. Pretty cool.
Then we had a meet and greet with Robin and Company. To say I was impressed would be an understatement. As you can see, they even took time to take some photos with us. That's Rafer, the sportscaster, and Robin with Bob and me. Bob the weatherman had to run somewhere for a moment but he came back and took a pix later. Robin is a doll, so genuine and of course, very easy on the eyes! Suffice it to say that when it was time to say goodbye, Bob was first in line for a hug!
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