RE: Just a little Georgia Stint - 2

Savannah is a great historic town. Lots of restaurants and historic buildings.

Savannah is a great historic town. Lots of great restaurants and night life.

**Disclaimer** I am not a clever writer, or even particularly a good one, but I will try to be accurate and somewhat entertaining.

On the windiest day of the week, I held true to my word and rode up to Parris Island, SC, formerly spelled Paris, SC. When I say windy, it was awful, like 30 kts awful.

So here comes the history part of this journey.

What is so special about this island you ask? Well, it is home to Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) and has a very long US military history, dating back to 1861 when Union Navy personnel landed in Port Royal Harbor and claimed the land for the Navy. It continued as Naval property for a Marine Officer's school, indoctrinating newly commissioned officers until 1911 when it included a recruit depot for the Marines. From 1911-1915 the Marine Officer's school and the two recruit transferred to Norfolk, VA so the Navy could use the base as a "disciplinary installation," aka brig.

On October 25, 1915, the recruit depot separated from the Officers' school and returned to Port Royal, SC. It was established as Marine Barracks, Port Royal, SC, within the principle mission of training enlisted Marine recruits. Three days later, the navy transferred the land and building to the Marine Corps. In 1949, MCRD began training female recruits and is currently the only female enlisted MCRD. The other MCRD is located in San Diego, CA. Personally, I would definitely prefer San Diego weather over SC weather for boot camp, especially in the summer.

Now for the good part:
Welcome sign


They certainly do!


Respect


I couldn't help but laugh at this. Most probably do not expect to hit a deer on an island

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**Disclaimer** I am not a clever writer, or even particularly a good one, but I will try to be accurate and somewhat entertaining.

I couldn't help but laugh at this. Most probably do not expect to hit a deer on an island

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**Disclaimer** I am not a clever writer, or even particularly a good one, but I will try to be accurate and somewhat entertaining.

I couldn't help but laugh at this. Most probably do not expect to hit a deer on an island

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You'll only hit one when you assume there are none around.

Deer swim. Wolves don't. Found a recent reference that noted the deer population on Parris Island (purchased by Alexander Parris - possibly a distant relative to my wife) was allowed to run out of control until they hired a full-time federal game warden.

Parris Island occasionally runs a hunt that includes disabled vets to cull the herd to 300-400 on 8100 acres.

Keep those photos coming. Safe travels.

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...I just found it interesting that most people wouldn't think there were deer there, especially since the surrounding areas are so wooded.

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I couldn't help but laugh at this. Most probably do not expect to hit a deer on an island

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Needed to get off base the other night so I did a quick ride over to St. Simon's Island and did a little refresher to get the lay of the land.

Bridge connecting over to Jekyll Island.


Road to NP Fort Frederica


The Fort entrance, but unfortunately the gates were closed. I forgot they were only open until 5pm so I will save this beautiful place for another day.


Still some cool history just a few paces from the closed entrance.



Until Sunday's trip, which I believe may include some local lighthouses!

The sea turtle hospital on Jekyll Island is interesting

Well, no lighthouse tour today but I did get some cool pics and a little bit of history.

Went to the other side of the Sidney-Lanier Bridge on my way to Jekyll Island. What I failed to remember was that you have to pay for a parking pass just to access the island. I didn't feel like paying for a daily pass just to peruse around, so I went to the base of the bridge to work on my photography skills.







Then I decided to run up US17, to a little town up called Darien. Darien has some awesome history, including Fort King George State Historic Site. That will be a trip for another day (when the gnats aren't so bad).

Instead, I was sick of galley food and decided to stop in at Skipper's Fish Camp, had a grouper sandwich, and met a few new friends.




On the southern side of Darien and the Butler River, is a plantation no longer in use but has some remnants left that always catch my eye.




Most of our history is not pretty but I don't choose to ignore, I choose not to replicate it.


I didn't take one of the house mainly because its a bit unkept. However, I liked this angle so I stopped and snapped a shot.

I was hoping you would get more pictures of that bridge.
Thanks

Just a little sunset ride last night

Well, my Southern Stint trip has come to an end. I am home.

Two things unexpectedly happened; one good, one not so good. First, the good stuff. Stacy and the pups came down for spring break and decided to stay for the entire month. This made this course so much better to handle. This was by far the toughest course I have had in my career, so having them with me was a huge mental boost.

Now for the not so great; I injured my left knee in the course. I think it might be my meniscus but have an appointment scheduled for next week to get a new MRI. I broke my right femur about 22 years ago so I am accustomed to knee pain in that knee but this is on my left. Maybe one day I will have two new knees that actually work but for now, I will take care of the ones I was born with.

So, needless to say, we traveled home as a family which meant no mountain trip through the Asheville area, which was what I was looking forward to the most. All in all, I put about 1800 new miles on the bike in the last two months which makes me happy.

Traveling home


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