Still at Skidaway Island

Skidaway Island State Park is a great place to set up a camp to explore the Savannah area. Not far from the city and close to Tybee Island for additional exploring. On Sunday we visited Fort Pulaski which sits at the tip of Cockspur Island separating the south and north channels of the Savannah River as it enters from the Atlantic Ocean. At Tybee Island, across the South Channel, there is a cool beach town that is built on the ocean. Lots of history here, as well as a big beach and fishing pier. During the civil war the union army set up cannons on the beach at Tybee to take down Fort Pulaski and gain entrance to Savannah and the river. Today the island is a beach community with a bustling business area, resort hotels and quaint neighborhoods.

Still at Savannah's riverfront, we enjoyed the old buildings and maritime atmosphere. 

We took a ferry boat ride across the river to the convention center and them back to the east end of the port area.

This monument was dedicated to the African American soldiers who fought during the civil war in Savannah. There was also a monument to all U.S. veterans who fought during our 21'st century wars.  

City market in downtown spans three blocks and has lots of shops. cafes, and live entertainment.

A memorial to Casimer Pulaski who was a polish immigrant in the early 1800's who came to the U.S. for the love of freedom. 

On Sunday we explored Fort Pulaski National Monument east of town. This was one of a series of forts that was built by the US government in the mid 1800's to protect our waterways from foreign invasion. 

A view of the fort. The earthen mound were built to sheild the fort and hide it from the sea. 

Inside were cannons and the yard where the soldiers carried out their routines.

This is one of the best preserved and refurbished forts in the country even though it sustained heavy damage in the civil war. The CCC was responsible for a lot of the renovation.

The end of our stay at Skidaway Island.