Moving South

There are some beautiful marshes on their property with a variety of birds.

The view from the top floor of the Kelley's home in Litchfield by the Sea

 Our three nights with Steve and Kate Kelley went all to quickly. We enjoyed some great meals both in their home and at a lovely restaurant, the Chive Blossom (our second time there and still excellent). We had a chance to visit Steve's mother, Reves, and have dinner with his sister, Jennifer. The weather cooperated, allowing us some good walks along the marsh and beach. We even got in one session of Bone Builders. Scott graciously joined us in 2 sessions of Rummikub! He's doesn't generally enjoy games, except for bridge, but had fun this time. One day we spent seeing Georgetown just south of them. This was a favorite anchoring spot for us on our trips down the ICW with Scott Free. The County Historical Museum was very interesting and we had a great lunch at the River Room overlooking the harbor. 

Scott, Kate and Steve at the County Museum
in Georgetown

A selfie on the boardwalk at Georgetown.

From there we drove down to Savannah, But it wasn't an easy trip! On Route 95 the trailer started to sway back and forth and then the trailer brakes slammed on. Well this is scary on that highway! We reduced the speed to 40 miles and hour and put on our emergency lights and slowly continued on. That solved the immediate problem but we needed servicing help fast. The trailer brake warning light had gone on several times earlier in the trip but Scott's tightening the wires seemed to solve it. Now it was on all the time.

Rex Trailer after a day and a half work - Baby
ready to hit the road. 

After settling in at Skidaway Island State Park, we looked up all the nearby trailer servicing people. Since it was Sunday we could only leave messages On Monday, 0ne fellow called back and we made an appt for Tuesday at Noon. But then Rex Trailer called back. Talking to Scott they said they were very busy but he could drop the trailer off and they'd do it later. I took the phone and gave the sob story - we live in the trailer and need to continue south. Is there anything they could do (emotion laded voice). Well, in that case, we could come over at 11 AM when the technician came in and they'd see what they could do. 

It wasn't that easy. The technician had problems and was at the VA that morning. He didn't answer his phone and finally came in at 4 PM! It was a long day sitting around the service yard. But the Manager, Barry, and the secretary, Shelby, were SO nice. We hung out in their office and got to know them. At 4 PM Daniel got right to work and continued, lit by the truck headlights, until 7 PM. But wasn't finished then. Barry refused to leave us until we had to give up. And Shelby volunteered to put us up in her house! We couldn't stay in their yard so had to get a hotel room. We didn't feel we could impose on Shelby, Such nice folks!

That's the Fort seen from the Visitor's Center. You can only see the part of the structure where the
workers and "village" existed while it was being built. The fort itself is beyond where you see
the land side wall.

Scott on the drawbridge over the moat. In
 the distance you can see the parade grounds.
The distance between them shows the 
thickness of the walls. 

The Commander's office and location of the 
famous surrender. 

The huge fort was mostly built by enslaved people.
After the Union General David Hunter issued
a declaration freeing all enslaved people -in April
 which was well before Lincoln's in January.

The next day Barry told us to enjoy ourselves and he'd call when the work was done. So we went to Fort Pulaski National Monument out near Tybee Island for the morning. What a lovely place and so interesting. This fort was surrendered to Union Forces after heavy bombardment during the Civil War. It is an amazing structure and totally restored now. The day was beautiful as you can see from the photos. And the work was completed successfully by 2 PM, We were able to return to Skidaway Island State Park.