Here we are at the end of another year. We've been on the road now for two and a half years and we still love it. We miss family and friends back home, but we have also had the time to see family and friends that live in other states and make new friendships. People we meet and learn that we work camp and live on the road year around often ask us how long we plan on doing this (our kids ask the same question). The answer to that is "as long as we can". For those of you that have been with us from the start, you know we love to explore and meet new people and those that have joined our travels since we started this adventure and haven't gone back and checked out our early blogs, you need to give them a look. We've only had one set back since we started and that was last summer when both Holly and I had to have a full knee replacement of our right knees. That held up our travels for four months, but since August we have been back on the road.
The month of December saw us showing our friends Jacki and Larry some more of Georgia. On one trip to Jeckyll Island we stopped and visited the Smallest Church in America. It really is small...there are 12 chairs and that's all. It sets on Highway 17 just north if Darien, GA. After a short stop we continued to Jeckyll Island where we did some shopping and walked on the beach. We let Tiaga and Brutus run and play. They had a ball and fell asleep as soon as they got back in the Jeep.
This area is so full of history. Holly and I took a trip up to Fort Jackson which is just out side of Savannah. I've mentioned before that there are a lot of forts in the area and this is one of the most recent we've explored. It was very educational to learn that the Confederate army had two ironclad ships stationed here. The fort is right on the Savannah River and when the Union Army started to close in they took one and and sank it right off shore. We were told that the U.S. Navy plans on trying to raise it next summer.
The person that was working that day and explaining things about the fort as gave a cannon firing demonstration. He was knowledgeable and didn't hold us responsible for the South going 0-1.
This is the year we went home for Christmas. We spent the last two in New Mexico with just the two of us so it was nice to be home and share it with all the kids and grandkids. I took a lot of pictures but I don't have a lot of room here to post them. I would end up missing someone so all I'm posting is the newest grandson Jason...oh, and also Murphy and Brutus. Merry Christmas, Boys! It was good being home but way too cold. It didn't take long for us to become accustomed to a warmer climate. It's chilly here now, but nowhere near the freezing temperatures of Michigan.
That's about it for now. Between work here at the park and Christmas shopping and traveling to Michigan, we've been staying close to home. We hope you all had a Merry Christmas with your families and friends. I'm going to leave you with three signs that we keep seeing every time we drive around the island or into Savannah. They are self explanatory! That's all for this year. We hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year. See ya'll in 2014.
