This is the place my friend Alice would love. They
have miles of equestrian paths and corrals for horses.
We talked with one couple and they said, If we'd known
you was comin' we'd a brought two more horses. I said
we are little shy of riding at our age. He said, You
can't be much older than me. I'm 68. When we said
we were in our 80s he was startled and allowed as how
if he lived that long he'd not be ridin' horses either.
Last night we were in Georgia at Ft. McAllister State
Historic Park. That was lovely. Deep woods and very
quiet.
Between now and then we "did Savannah, Ga. At least
the historic district. It was buzzing with tourists
and we were just two among many.
We have visited Jekyll Island, in Georgia. There we itoured
the turtle hospital and listened to the spiel. One turtle,
Gracias, is an amazing little turtle. She was rescued
after being hit by a boat. She was very young, but healed
and was ready to be released. They took her out to the
beach and let her go in the sand, assuming she'd head
for the ocean. She did not she headed back to the
hosiptal as fast as she could. They waited a few days
and took her back out to the ocean and let her go in
the water. Soon she was back at the hospital, again.
Finally, they took her way out to sea in a boat and let
her go once more. Within a week she was back at the
hospital again. No way was she giving up a clean
and large tub of water, no predators and regular
meals. She knew what the real world was like and
she'd prefer the hospital...so there she is until
some aquarium is willing to take a logger head turtle
who may grow to be 5-600pounds.
Jekyll Island is a bit like Newport, RI. Lovely cottages
which we'd call mansions! It was fun to visit.
We don't move fast...a couple of hundred miles/day seems
to be our speed. There are lots of things to look at
and the weather is fantastic. We sleep with a sheet
and light cotton blanket.
