Fort Pulaski — 2018

While in the Savannah area, we took a tour of Fort Pulaski. Perhaps not as famous as Sumter, but much more interesting. Pulaski is among a set of Federal Forts established to protect the east coast of the US against invasion. The design includes: isolation on an island in the middle of the Savannah River;…

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Savannah — 2018

Our last leg of the trip saw us travel to Savannah. We stayed at Skidaway Island State Park. There was a fierce rain storm when we arrived in Savannah in the late afternoon. We waited it out by having lunch and then headed to the park to set up camp. We set up our dining…

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Ochlockonee State Park — 2018

From Charleston, we drove south to Jacksonville and then west to the Tallahassee area. Our destination was the Ochlockonee State Park. The part was a great place to camp. The campsites are very suitable for tent camping and we obtained a very nice spot right next to the river. In addition to enjoying the camping…

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Fort Sumter — 2018

It was time for our ferry ride. Off to Fort Sumter we went in the late afternoon. Sumter if famous for the ‘opening’ blows of the Civil War. As a matter of course, it has a Civil war museum on-site and a bookstore (very modest and small, but a definite hit with the tourists looking…

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Patriots Point: Yorktown — 2018

After spending the morning at the aquarium, we headed over to Patriots Point. We bought some tickets for the tour of Fort Sumter which involves a ferry trip that leaves from Patriots Point. While we waited for the ferry we took a tour of the carrier Yorktown. Yorktown is a famous name from Pearl Harbour/War…

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South Carolina Aquarium — 2018

The SC Aquarium is intended to showcase all of the animal life in South Carolina from the sea coast, to the lowlands and black-water rivers, and up into the highlands near the Appalachian mountains. We spend a few hours touring the facility and taking a couple of ‘special’ tours to talk with animal curators and…

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Charleston/Tallahassee/Savanah 2018 — Trip Launch

For our Fall 2018 Camping trip, we chose to take a lowland (alligator) tour of the South-East US. Peter and I picked up a van and packed all of our camping gear and headed south. We travelled by way of Pittsburgh and West Virginia, stopping overnight just short of the Shenandoah Valley. The next morning…

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Fort Donnelson – 2018

For our final trip from our base at NBF state park, we headed north to Fort Donelson. This (along with Fort Henry — now under the water of Kentucky Lake) was the battle that started U.S. Grant on the path from relative obscurity to the becoming the Lieutenant General in command of all Union forces….

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Shiloh National Battlefield – 2018

During our stay at NBF State Park, we made a day-tour south to the Shiloh National Battlefield. Even folks who haven’t learned much about the Civil War have probably heard the name ‘Shiloh’. Mostly from exposure to too many Western movies :-). The battle was fought between U.S. Grant and A.S. Johnston, During the battle,…

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Nathan Bedford Forest State Park 2018

After our tour of the Parthenon, we headed west to the Nathan Bedford Forest State Park. This park is a great little park with some excellent campsites right on the western edge of Lake Kentucky (Tennessee River, but a flooded section). We arrived in time for ‘Willow Fly’ season and there were *thousands* of them…

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