Fort Pulaski National Monument 2010

Spring Beach Trip 2010
Fort Pulaski is in the salt marsh lands between Tybee Island and Savannah. Built between 1829 and 1847 it was the crown jewel in the US third system of coastal fortifications. Then 2nd Lt. Robert E. Lee helped build this fort. Thought at the time to be unbreachable. Ten experimental rifled cannons used by Union Colonel Gillmore took the fort in thirty hours. A first in history and the end of the era for smooth bore artillery. This is a wonderful place to visit. With wildlife, bike, or walking, trails and beautiful grounds. Never pass up a chance to spend a few days here traveling back into history.

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Jonesborough, TN 2010

Spring Beach Trip 2010
Jonesborough is the storytelling capital and a wonderful little city to visit. Many activities to do and stores to shop in. Click the Smilebox below to see the town.

Renfro Valley, KY 2010

Spring Beach Trip 2010

We started this trip the end of March. Our first stop was at Renfro Valley, KY. For years we had passed the signs for this place and never stopped. This is the place to camp if you like music. There is a cute entertainment village, music show barns, the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame at the campground. The artist town of Berea, KY is a short drive away. Many places to shop and things to see. It was early in the season for the music shows so not many people there.

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Hailey's 2nd Birthday

Birthday Time

Granddaughter Hailey is now two years old. See some of the fun in this Smilebox.

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Time with Miss Hailey

A Grandparent's Dream
What a pleasure to have the chance to watch Hailey for a few days. She was so much fun. Abby had her puppies and we had many new experiences.

Olde Philly - Liberty Hall

Our New England Tour 2009
Our last stop before heading home was outside Northeast,MD at Elk Neck State Park. This is a great park at the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. While there we decided to go see Liberty Hall, The Liberty Bell and other historic sites in the building of our country. After exploring Boston we needed to see Liberty Hall. The following Smilebox shows many of the historic locations, as well as our travels through the Pennsylvania Wilds.

New York City

Our New England Tour 2009
We joined a Good Sam's tour for a wild week of exploring New York City. Fifteen hours a day of excitement and enjoyment. We experienced famous restaurants daily, toured iconic landmarks, took harbor boat rides, and walked through the different parts of Manhattan learning many interesting facts about the history of the city. Three of the nights we saw Broadway shows. It is a wonder we survived all that. The weather was warm and sunny. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect week or more friendly people with whom to share all the fun.

With so many pictures to share we made a part I and a part II Smileboxes. Part I has about one hundred pictures & videos. It is large so it will load slowly. Yet, the slideshow goes quite fast. Remember you can pause the pictures and view at your own pace.
New York City part II
Liberty Island, Ellis Island, Greenwich Village, Wall Street, Battery Park, and Chinatown.