Sunday we drove south to visit Georgia’s cost and the Golden Isles. We went to Jekyll Island, known best for its Driftwood Beach on its northern cost. The island has been eroding there very slowly, losing the nourishing ground for the maritime forest, so it looks like a huge tree cemetery. A great place to wander around and take some pictures. On the southern side of the island there is a historic district. Some millionaires had bought the island…
Welcome to Savannah. Remember Forrest sitting on the park bench waiting for the bus? Well, that was here. We came by the park but there was no bench, never was. It was only put there for the movie. Jenny: Do you ever dream, Forrest, about who you’re gonna be? Forrest: Who I’m gonna be? Jenny: Yeah. Forrest: Aren’t-aren’t I going to be me? So here some other pictures of very beautiful and pedestrian friendly Savannah: [gird-gallery id=”21″…
In Siesta Key we met the Lumiukko Family: Aquilo, Glacia and their daughter Stella-Maris. They belong to a minority of snowmen and -women in Florida. There aren’t many left in this region of the United States and those who remain have managed to adapt to the harsh climate. 300 years ago lots of snowmen and -women emigrated from Iceland and Greenland to the United States searching for a better life. Most of them stayed in Alaska or moved to Canada, but…
