The city has one of the busiest ports in the United States and about three thousand ships a year come here carrying cargos from around the world. This city was spared during the Civil War and there are many beautiful historic homes and buildings from the 17 and 1800's. St John the Baptist catholic cathedral is one of the most beautiful churches in the country.
Today we are going to visit Tybee Island and bike around to see the sights there. This is our first stay on the Georgia coast and we are enjoying exploring all of the new sights. This is not what one would think of as a coastal area since there is so much coastal salt marsh and so many islands. It is very similar to the Mississippi delta area flowing out into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. Here the rivers are draining the Okefenokee swamp into the Atlantic Ocean.
Here are some pictures to catch up from the past two weeks.
The Rubans at Siesta Key. We had a great meal the night before we left them and even Sean's dad was able to join us!
A tall ship at St Mary's in southern Georgia
This is an original Tiffany desk set at a museum in St Mary's. It was donated by the
Vanderbilt family who owned a summer resort on Cumberland Island.
This is driftwood beach on Jekyll Island.
The Jekyll Island Resort. A playground for the rich and famous from the northeast part of the
United States in the eighteen hundreds. Notice the lawn golf game going on in front of the resort.
One of the historic mansions on Jekyll Island.
Another summer cottage on Jekyll
The mother of all bulk candy displays in a shop in Savannah
Some fun signs in the candy store
City Market in one of the squares in Savannah
An historic home in town once used by the generals in the Civil War
Signpost for the march to the sea with historic homes in the background.
St John the Baptist Cathedral
Inside the church the décor was magnificent!
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