Jan 14, 2013 - Southward Bound - Day 3

Monday, 14 January 2013 It was warm last night, the heater never came on during the night. It was warm enough in the motorhome that we turned on the AC at 6:30am. Monday was another good travel day, we left Fort Mills at 8:15am, and we travelled just under 300 miles. As seems to be the norm this trip, the roads were wet this morning. By 10am the sun was out and the temp was almost 73 degs, I was in shorts by noon, and the dash AC was running by 1pm when the temp reached 78 degs. Tough traveling in the winter :-) We’re at Inland Harbor RV...

Apr 9, 2011 - Leaving Crystal River

Leaving Crystal River We arose early today as we anticipate leaving for our trip to Massachusetts. We were putting our final touches on packing the RV and trailer before we left to have breakfast with our neighbors, Mal and Judy. After returning from breakfast we continued to work on loading the RV and trailer and closing up the house for the 6 months that we will be away. We said our goodbyes to our other neighbors, Tom and Ginny and Chip and Marilyn. We pulled away from the house at 1:30 pm and headed for my brother's house near Darien,...

Jun 18, 2010 - Fort King George, GA

Today we visited Ft. King George in Darien, GA. The fort is located on the banks of the Altamaha River and was intended to keep the Spanish from moving into Georgia from Florida. Almost no British soldiers died in battle at the fort but many soldiers and civilians died of disease during the six year period that the fort was actually occupied (1721-1727). Sawmill activity at the old fort site continued up until 1925 when all of the timber in the area was depleted.

Apr 18, 2010 - Blessing Of The Fleet

Today was another fun and busy day. We went to the Blessing Of The Fleet Festival in Darien, Georgia. The Blessing of the Fleet is a three day event held every spring in honor of Darien's shrimp fleet. Darien's streets come alive with food and street vendors, an amusement park for the kids, live entertainers, fireworks, Art-In-the-Park, and more. We enjoyed shopping at all the vendor booths and the walk along Waterfront Park. The park has magnificent old live oaks draped in spanish moss on the Darien River. I will let the pictures tell the...

Mar 30, 2010 - Fort King George

These are shots from Fort King George in Darien, GA. A working fort in the 1700's. Very interesting. It was a beautiful day...sunny, warm (80 degrees) and a slight breeze. Now to do laundry and get ready to head to Myrtle Beach, SC. I have heard so much about Myrtle Beach over the years and can't wait to see and experience it. Till then..take care all. Fondly, Nancy and Steve

Feb 1, 2010 - Day 2 Savannah to Darien

We spent the day in Savannah. Weather was cool but sunny with blue skies. Decided to tour the historic district and waterfront via trolley. The guides were very informative. There were 15 stops throughout the city, and we could get on and off the trolley as many times as we chose and stay at any site as long as we liked. Very nice way to see the sights and would certainly do it again. We didn't know how beautiful and historic that Savannah is. Even saw Paula Deen's. Very overrated. River street is very nice (especially the pralines), but...

Nov 30, 2008 - Thanksgiving 2008

The Ammerman clan got together for the Thanksgiving holiday. We all met at my brother's (Ken)home in near Darien, Georgia. The Ammerman clan included: Ken, Gloria, Nila, and Lu; Farrell, Kim, Carter, and Casey; Chuck, Frances, Mitch, Ashley, Chris, and Adalyn; and Bill and Gary. The weekend was filled with so much fun. We arrived on Tuesday afternoon. Farrell and Kim and the boys arrived on Wednesday as well as Chuck, Frances and Mitch. Ashley, Chris and Adalyn arrived late, late Wednesday night. On Wednesday evening, my brothere, Ken,...