Heading Down the Coast (18th September)

The first order of the day is to go north and east into South Carolina so that I can get my magnet, You know it's all about the USA magnets!! We follow a wildlife tour into the Savannah Wildlife Refuge. We see some birds, a couple of alligators and a tortoise. Not bad out the window of the car. We cross back to Savannah and journey out to Tybee Island where there is a Fort which played a critical role in 3 wars in the 1700 / 1800's. But pushed for time, we head for the lighthouse and museum. Then we head south along the Georgian coast. A couple of quirky things to see on the way, such as the largest cow and the mascot for the Atom Smashers football team. As we go along, we see a lot of wet lands with the many rivers, plus the barrier islands make it hard to distinguish coast from island. We cross a photo graphical bridge but decide to leave that until we come back. So we head to Jekyll Island, bought and developed by the Carnegie family in the late 1800's as a play ground for the rich. Known as the Jekyll Island Club, many of those rich built cottages on the grounds, you know the 8 bedroom, 8 bathroom, 3 story cottage types for such people as the Vanderbilt's and Rockefeller's. Now it is an upmarket hotel where you can stay in the original building or one of the cottages. As we leave we stop for the photo opportunity and lo and behold right there is a Rattle Snake. Big fat one too. We turn inland soon after and head for Okefenokee Swamp for the night.