Peter had never been to Savannah, Georgia (one of my favorite places) so we arranged to make this our first stop. We stayed on Tybee Island, two blocks from the beach. This worked well for us, but not so well for the pugs as dogs were not allowed on the beach. We prepped ourselves the first night by watching
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Next came a tour of the cities 18 squares and famous houses. My favorite thing about this city is the committment the city has made to keeping the city center as it was originally designed. No big, ugly skyscrapers here! This city is beautiful, graceful and charming. It is one of a kind!
In an effort to include the pugs in our adventures, we planned a day of hiking and sightseeing at Fort Pulaski. (I know, this went against all my vows of never visiting another fort----they are all the same!) Fort Pulaski lay on an adjacent island close by AND they allowed dogs.
Fort Pulaski was built shortly after Oglethorpe laid out Savannah. Recall from your history that Oglethorpe was sent to Georgia because England was concerned about the Spanish in Florida moving up and threatening the English settlers. I actually liked this fort! It had the actual holes where the cannonballs from the Union Army penetrated the walls during the Civil War. This was the first time I had ever seen pockmarks in such great number at a fort! This was also the first time I had ever seen a fort with a moat and drawbridges! Pretty cool, although the sprial staircases went the wrong way!
Next stop Andersonville---grim, but necessary.
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