Bonaventure Cemetery

Bonaventure Cemetery is famous if for no other reason than several parts of the book, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" take place there.

The top two pictures are from Johnny Mercer's grave. He is a famous composer if you look closely at the bench you can see several of his creations.

Paula and I have visited a lot of old cemetery's but nothing like this. The statuary here is unbelievable! Not only the quality of the statuary but the sheer size. Some of these are at least 30ft tall. Be sure to click on them so you can see them full size!

Garden of Good and Evil (by Jim)

If you have read the book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil", this is the statue on the front of the book. She is called the "Bird Girl". She used to be in Bonaventure Cemetery but she was removed because of all the notoriety. The book is a (mostly) true story and took place in Savannah.

These are some of the old houses in downtown Savannah. The architecture is amazing.

Isle of Hope, Savannah (by Jim)

Eastern Blue Bird

Sorry about not updating our blog for the last two months but the 3rd day after arriving in Savannah Jim was hit with a bad vertigo issue that has finally mostly worked its way out.

We are at Isle of Hope Marina. What a beautiful area! The island is 2.2 square miles with a population of 2,600. The only commercial enterprise on the island is this marina. The island is full of beautiful houses and wildlife. Here are a few of the wild animals we have encountered!

Male Cardinal

Buck and doe eating grass in someones front yard

These guys are always hanging around in a 3 house area. We suspect they used to be someones Easter gifts.

Another buck and doe! Notice the bucks in both pictures are in full velvet!

Some sights on the way to Isle of Hope, Ga

Sapelo Island on Doboy Sound Light House

St Simons Island Light House

Raccoon having crab for breakfast

Momma Osprey and her baby as we pass

Funny Boating Story--141 foot??

Our good friends, Uli and Lita, recently stopped in Brunswick, Ga to visit with us. They are heading back north after spending the summer in the Keys. They are on a 41ft Hunter sail boat with a 5'8" draft. They had a funny story to share: They were traveling in Hawk Channel in they Keys on the way to Marathon. They ran aground with the tide going out. Realizing that they would not be able to get out by themselves they called Tow Boat U.S. for help. In their call to Tow Boat they were asked what kind of boat they were on. They explained: we are a Hunter 41 foot sail boat (insert Danish accent here). The dispatcher said someone would be there shortly. Soon after that several emergency vehicles with blue lights flashing showed up on the nearby bridge. FWC, Coast Guard, and Tow Boat U.S. showed up. The Tow Boat went around them several times, then got close and asked if they were the boat that called, they stated yes, we are. The guy shook his head and stated that "everyone is here because they had never had a one hundred and forty foot boat grounded here before and we need to call and cancel the larger tow boat that was on its way! They say they will never describe their boat as a "Hunter" again!

Brunswick, GA - Dealing with Tides (by Jim)

Dealing with tides! The difference in the amount of tide from one place to another is amazing. In Titusville the tide change is less than 2 inches. In Fort Pierce the tide change is about 2 feet. The tide change here in Brunswick yesterday was almost 10ft. The docks here are floating, meaning they go up and down with the tide, look at the difference between the 2 pictures. The top picture is low tide yesterday at 2pm

This is the high tide last night at 8pm.

Fancy wood work in Brunswick

We have done a lot of walking since we arrived here. Yesterday we walked almost 6 miles with perfect weather to encourage us! We have discovered a great area to walk here in Brunswick. Union Street is a residential divided street that has nice shady sidewalks. The houses are beautiful with all kinds of designs and specialty wood work. Most houses are wood, a few brick thrown in and sometimes a newer CB home. Most are really well cared for with wide shady porches and well kept yards.

Here are a few samples of wood decorative trim: