My Kilted Week (the Pictures)

**Splash_4** · 27th April 07, 07:27 AM

As mentioned in thread http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=26959 here are the promised photos.

First of all, here is the photos from the Georgia Aquarium.

The big tank

Up close and personal to the wildlife

Is that a grouper?

Sea Flowers

Is it a weed or a sea horse?

The aquarium has three whale sharks in captivity. We were fortunate to get a behind the scenes tour from one of the staff...

My outfit for the day with my mom and dad

Moms reaction to the questions from one of the school girls. She was waiting for my wife's answer...

More to come...................

**Splash_4** · 27th April 07, 07:31 AM

Fort Pulaski is an American Civil War fort that was first captured by the confederacy without a shot being fired. Early on in the war, the northern army decided to blockade all southern forts and deemed it necessary to capture this fort. This engagement was the first use of rifled artillery during the conflict and it lead to the fort being captured after 30 hours of bombardment. The colonel in charge of the fort surrendered after the wall was breeched and the union had a clear shot at his powder magazine.

Here you can see some of the repair work by the union as well as existing damage to the walls.

Inside the fort

Inside the inside of the fort

Some of the moat protection

Even more to follow

**Splash_4** · 27th April 07, 07:34 AM

After visiting the fort, we continued our drive over to Tybee Island. This sits off the coast of Georgia in the Atlantic ocean and has some really nice beaches. As we visited during the middle of the week, most of the folks on the beach were locals from the local college.

The Tybee Lighthouse

The lighthouse from the beach

Some of the beach houses

If you were expecting the pictures of the two bathing lassies on my arm, they were confiscated by my wife!!! Sorry guys!

More coming

**setboy** · 27th April 07, 07:35 AM

Really nice

**Splash_4** · 27th April 07, 07:39 AM

On the way back to Savannah, we came across a roadside sign pointing to Fort Jackson. Being as we were in no particular hurry, we decided to take a side trip. Driving by the ports and the industrial facilities, we came across the fort. After fort Pulaski fell to the union, the confederacy strengthened the defenses on the Savannah river. Fort Jackson was key to this defense. However, the fort fell during Shermans march to the sea without a shot being fired as the confederacy abandoned it.

The entry to the fort

The outside of the fort

Another photo of the outside

What it protected

For anyone interested, the ironsides CSA Georgia was scuttled just off the shore of Fort Jackson.

More to come

**gangreenfootball** · 27th April 07, 07:42 AM

Great pictures thanks

**cavscout** · 27th April 07, 07:45 AM

Looks like a great trip Mike!

I love Pulaski! It's a great place to hang out for hours as it's seldom very crowded. Another good one, but smaller is in Beaufort NC.

I've got video and photos of a little gator in Pulaski's moat from about 12 years ago, probably that little guys Daddy

I was just about to ask if you went to Fort Jackson

Another good one though considerably smaller. They were doing archaeological digs there last time I went. We even got to see (and HEAR) the big canon fired by a group of re-enactors. Very cool.

Looks like awesome weather to be there.

**Splash_4** · 27th April 07, 07:47 AM

After a day on Tybee Island and a good nights rest, we decided to take on Savannah. The morning was spent with an overview tour provided by one of the many touring companys and the afternoon was spent wandering around the historic district with dinner on the river.

The first stop was the Savannah history museum

Flags of the confederacy

Savannahs Waving Girl

Forsyth Park tree huggers

Fountain #5 from the Sears Catalog

My wife, myself and my mom at the fountain

More shots of the park

Some of the houses around the historic district.

Even more to follow

**Splash_4** · 27th April 07, 07:48 AM

What is the South without mint juleps and magnolias?

And paddle wheel steamers??

As strange as it sounds, the port of Savannah is the second busiest on the eastern seaboard!

Finally, a shot of river street. Sorry guys, I was there to eat not take photos. Some of the characters would of made great shots!

More to come

**Splash_4** · 27th April 07, 07:53 AM

After eating like wild swines while we were in Savannah, we decided on the drive home to take a small hike. There is a small state park right off of the expressway on the way home. High Falls state park is the site of an old grain and lumber mill. The stream was dammed by the owner of the mill and all that is left after 100 years is the dam and the foundations of the mill.

The dam

Me, my mom and my dad

The upper falls

The lower falls

The runoff stream

All in all, it was a great week.. Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Mike