After visiting Mom, spending a day a Merritt Island, and walking on our beloved Cumberland Island (the last blog), we headed along the coast and landed in Savannah. A friend in the Keys told us we could stay overnight at the visitor Center and use it as a hub for walking around the city. It was a great stop and allowed us to walk along the river, visit the Cathedral of John the Baptisit and explore the home of the founder of the Girl Scouts, Juliette Lowe.
A statue on the River Walk. This woman saluted the ships as they passed in and out of the Harbor.
Cathedral of John the Baptist.
Her birthplace home. I was a Girl Scout. For several years, this group gave me positive self-esteem.
I am grateful to her and her vision.
There were so many things to see and experience. We visited the Savannah Historial Museum and shared in the reanactment of the Battle of Savannah, and.
saw the statue of Johnny Mercer (Moon River fame) near the cafe where we had lunch in the City Market.
We walked the lovely streets to visits the squares and parks that are part of the unique plan used to design the city by James Oglethorpe.
After two days in Savannah, it was on to our next stop, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Gallardia Plants along the beach
Our heart leaf
And we saw these lilies everywhere.
And we found beaches devoted to the Piping Plovers for nesting. This one was walking outside the ropes.
Leaving South Carolina after a few days, we stayed at Walmart in Morehead City and rode the Cedar island ferry to reach the Outer banks of North Carolina.
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
The National Park provides sites so we camped on one side of the dunes of the barrier islands and then walked over designated paths to the beach.
Another light on the island, Bodie Island Lighthouse. This gave me a chance to hike up inside a lighthouse. What a rush!
I waved to Latona on the ground below!
We participated in the Friday morning bird walk on Pea Island NWR.
After a wonderful week on the Outer Banks we headed north across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel to arrive at Marion Station, Maryland, the home of our friends Jim and Tonya.
We used chicken necks on a thousand foot line and had so much fun learning how to get them in the net .
We managed to catch 40-50 for the feasting ahead.
The crabs were steamed. Jim cleaned them and we sat down for our most delightful meal of Maryland Blue Claws. What a treat from A to Z!
There were some lovely birds to photograph as well, like this Brown-headed Nuthatch
And the Carolina Wren.
Another day, Jim took us to visit Smith Island and to see this lighthouse in the bay.
The last day of our visit was special and included a visit to Assateague Island to see the wild ponies.
I had dreamed of owning one of these ponies since I was a child, and had read Misty Of Chincoteague.
The final stop I want to tell you about was to Indian River, Delaware. When we left Jim and Tonya, we moved toward Delaware. Our other friends from the Keys, Jim and Joella had also invited us to stop on our way. When we are invited, we visit if we are in the area!
They took us to visit a craft brewery, the Dogfish Head...
And another day, they treated us to pizza at Grottos in Rehoboth Beach. They also showed where we needed to go to get the ferry to cross to Cape May.
A final visit was to the museum of the original life saving crews along the coast. This group of amazingly brave people led to the formation of the US Coast Guard.
So after this wonderful trip from Georgia to Delaware, it was time to move along to move along to Cape May, New Jersey.
Soon it will be time to see the children and the grandchildren. How very blessed we are for all the safe miles, and also that each mile is filled with surprises of nature and the blessings of friends and family.
As a note, a special wish for Happy Mother's Day!
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