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We woke up to a warm, and humid and cloud covered Tybee, so we dawdled the morning along. We had some continental breakfast in the room and watched “Surviving the Game” before packing up and taking off about 10am.
We first went over to the Tybee pier, and walked down. The beach was packed, and the surf was a bit rough, but that did not stop the surfers and skin boarders from hitting it. After our walk we stopped in Fannies to find that beer starts being served in the bars at 12:30pm, so we decided to head over to the Sugar Shack to meet up with Cody Boy for our ride today.
He arrived there about 11:30am, and we went over our ride plan. First stop, Fort Pulaski. We got real lucky with this visit today as the cannon firing was going on. We spent over an hour there walking through the fort, looking at the cannons, sleeping quarters, and even put Cody Boy and Denny in the prison.
The re-enactors shot off two cannons for a mass of spectators and it was LOUD! This was an amazing place to visit for those who are interested in the history of the War Between the States. The Fort is huge and full of history that you can see, feel and still smell. Just amazing!
After our time at the Fort, we headed over to Uncle Bubba’s for some lunch. We ordered a few beers and chatted about our visit to the Fort, and our plans for visiting the next two Forts in the area. I ordered the Crab Cakes, Cody Boy ordered a burger, and Denny had a half dozen Oysters, and a Fried Fish Po’Bubba. His oysters, from Galveston, TX, were not as fresh as the ones he had at Stingrays the night before, but he enjoyed them still. He did however rave about his Po’Boy. Cody Boy’s burger was just perfect, but I was not pleased with the Crab Cakes. They were a bit bland, and I found many shells in them. Overall, the service was excellent, but the food was just “OK”. I don’t think I would go back to eat here again.
During our stop, we all decided we would skip Fort Jackson and instead just head over to Keller’s Flea Market in Savannah to visit Gerald and Becky’s shop, The General Store. There are tons of great Confederate items in this store, so if you are in the area, and are interested in history, stop by and take a look. It started to rain lightly while we were there, so we walked around checking out other things - oh, and they serve beer at this Flea Market, a first for me. So of course I grabbed a few as we perused the wares.
After the rain died down, we mounted up again for our next stop, Fort McAllister. We really enjoyed this landmark, as it was a more natural Fort than Pulaski. Everything is build in massive dirt mounds, and surrounded by huge pointed stakes that would have you know that if an enemy were to attempt to jump in to the protected area, he would surely die by impalement.
There were deer everywhere, huge black squirrels, and plenty of deer flies looking to feast on you! So move quickly! Oh, and if you are boating out in that area, make sure you watch the time because when the tide goes out you will get stuck on the sandbar - trust me, we saw someone stuck, and we just knew it would be midnight before they got to go home.
Cody Boy took us through the camp ground there, and it was so very nice - and the cottages are amazing there! Huge and affordable, so we will be back to this campsite very soon.
Leaving Fort McAlister, it was a bit rainy again, but not too unpleasant. It was time for a dinner/beer stop, so we went to Perkins restaurant to eat. Delicious food, and much better than our earlier meal. After that, as is customary for us, we took a shot of the local Harley-Davidson shop, and then we were back on the road again.
We chose to end our day off at Cody Boy’s house in Guyton, GA rather than going on down the road. He has a lovely home, full of history that makes for superb conversation. Our day has been more than enjoyable, full of education and fellowship. All of our SCV boys, here this - when in Savannah, take the time to look up Cody Boy - it will be a good time not to be missed.
