Living on the Edge

We've been hugging the coastline during the last several days.  In Georgia, we have been staying at the River's End Campground & RV Park on Tybee Island.  The campground sits at the convergence of the Savannah River and the Atlantic Ocean.  We've really enjoyed our evening walks on the beaches...checking out the seagulls...
 

...and the interesting sights on the beach - these are shell-encrusted pier remnants, we think.

Denny, my lighthouse groupie, was delighted to be able to tour the Tybee Lighthouse Museum. 

Oh, and then there was this delightful little beach house we ran across...

Wow, wouldn't THAT be a nice spot to hang your hat!!  =]

We've also reeeeeeeallly enjoyed being only 20 miles from Savannah's Historic District.  We took a trolley tour, thoroughly delighting in the narrative; and then did it again and got off a few times to look a little more closely at some of the sights.  This is what we saw...

Forsyth Fountain

The Mercer-Williams House...it was the home of Johnny Mercer's grandfather.  Johnny wrote the song, "Moon River," among others. (The house was highlighted in the book, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" by John Berendt)

Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - the oldest Catholic church in Georgia (terrific picture, Denny!)

...and then there was this house - I don't know much about it, I just LOVE it!!

Today we took a little day trip up the coast to South Carolina to see the lovely retirement home of some friends of ours on Hilton Head Island.  We won't show the pictures of the property in case this blog lands on 'Entertainment Tonight' or something...ya gotta protect your friends!!  Anywho, we did find the island breathtakingly beautiful.  We walked along the beach and snapped some shots of sights and views of Port Royal Sound....

no, I said it's not theirs!  This is 'one of the fancy dancy houses!'

 And here is my handsome husband, Dennis!

In a few days we head north to Charleston, North Carolina.  We met a lovely woman from Charleston on a tour when we were in Natchez, Mississippi.  She had a warm, friendly personality and she just loved to brag on Charleston!  We'd heard about a certain rivalry between the citizens of Savannah and Charleston, but really saw it come to life as this exhuberant woman announced to one and all that "whatever you see in Savannah...well, just multiply that by 1000 and you'll have Charleston, y'all!" 

All of this southern talk makes me think of the recent passing of a beautiful belle, Dixie Carter.  Rest in peace, Miz Sugarbaker, you will be missed!