Fort McAllister

Friday, June 6 – We went for a brisk (+or- 2 mile) morning walk – we had to walk briskly due to the deer flies! *** Fulkerson aka “Spiderman” guess who! The deer flies here are plentiful; however, they haven’t figured out that this FL Cracker boy don’t just shoo them away – I must have killed 5,000 *** This is Patsy – that was exaggerated just a little!
It was an uneventful day – we cleaned the love bugs off the truck and trailer. We also found their (Richmond Hill) Wal-Mart. Did a little shopping.
Saturday, June 7 – The campground is located in the Fort McAllister State Historic Park. We decided to take the self-guided tour of the museum and renovated fort site. During the Civil War, Fort McAllister was constructed around 1860 to defend Savannah and the Ogeechee River. The sand and mud earthworks were attacked seven times by the Union ironclads, but did not fall until captured in 1864 by General Sherman during his infamous “March to the Sea”. The earthen mounds used for bombproofs and shelter proved to withstand bombardment better than the forts built with 7’ thick walls of brick. At one of the gun placements they had a “hot shot” furnace. The furnace was used to heat cannon balls red hot and fired threw the smooth bore guns at wooden ships in the hopes of setting them on fire. It’s one of those times in our history that saddens us.
We dined at one of the local restaurants called Love’s Steak & Seafood on the north side of the Ogeechee River. We ate King Crab balls (and they were huge), Prime Rib, Georgia White Shrimp and Bourbon Pecan Pie (best I ever ate). *** This is Bud! No! No! No! We did not eat King Crab Balls! Patsy, misunderstood me. We ate as an appetizer, crab balls, made from most likely blue crab meat. When they brought them (two) out, Patsy was expecting crab claws, I guess? I said, no they are crab balls, probably from a male King Crab due to their size – went right over her head! I’m just now explaining it to her. She’s laughing, but does not want me too include this – oh! But yes!!*** On the way back to the camp, we saw a Painted Bunting. It is an incredibly beautiful bird. If you have never seen one please look it up on the internet.
We will be heading to Rock Pond Campground tomorrow.