Capturing the Moment

  This is how I think of Savannah. This part of the US is buffered and protected from the ocean conditions by these tranquil salt marshes. It also provides deep water access to get out to beaches and fishing spots. There is something very charming about the spanish moss hanging from the live oak trees here. Savannah, Georgia is a destination worth experiencing. And for me, it is also where I grew up. So every year, I try to take my family down to experience some of the low country charm. I feel like this time, we just about did it all...even though I know we only scraped the surface.

The big one  I have been surrounded by animals as long as I can remember. I grew up with snakes sneaking out of their cages in my room, gators in the back yard, and birds of prey being nursed back to health by my parents. These exotic pets seemed to get along peacefully with all the wild animals that were just passing through the wilderness area that was our back yard. Some of my earliest memories are of these animals so it is pretty natural that I associate Savannah with animals and always hope to see as many as I can when I do make it back. This visit provided a ton of wild animals from sea turtles, to sharks, to a rarely seen triplefin fish, bottlenose dolphins, ospreys, an armadillo, and of course lots of alligators. In fact I was able to get the whole gang together with my dad for a night of alligator spotting. Splitting up and setting out    For many years my dad caught, tagged, and released alligators in the savannah and low country area. So af...

View from Isle of Hope Tybee's famous lighthouse   When in Savannah you should eat some good local seafood. But don't stop there. When I'm in Savannah I visit family, soak in the atmosphere of Tybee, go swimming in a marsh, wakeboard with friends, take early morning walks along bluff drive, go searching for wildlife, wrangle an alligator or two, and maybe, just maybe, I would find a ghost among the old buildings of historic downtown. My old stomping ground, Isle of Hope marshes Home of the mighty fiddler crabs Savannah wildlife around every corner View from the rooftop bar, Bohemian   I only had three days to show Heidi around my hometown and just a mere week myself, so this trip to Savannah was packed full. I was able to include a lot of my favorites from famous Tamarack waffles, to catching gators, and wake boarding with Ed. I was also able to show Heidi some of the finer points of growing up in the South. We had some quality marsh time with wak...