Time with a friend

 We've been so busy since Steve's arrival on Friday, I haven't had much time to blog.  This morning Steve and Ron have headed out to the beach for a bike ride so I am taking advantage of the quiet to catch up.  Our upstairs neighbor, Pete from Vermont, was nice enough to loan Steve his bike for the ride.  Nice guy! It was a little overcast this morning but clouds have cleared out and it is another beautiful sunny day on the island. Of course, clouds or not Ron was down on the beach for the sunrise.  Here is the proof! Dark and brooding don't you think?  That's why I was still in bed.  LOL!

Sunday we took Steve to what we consider the "must sees" on the island.  Fort Frederica and Christ Church which I wrote about in earlier blogs.  But of course, we had to capture the visit with Steve and what made it special.  The following picture illustrates how Steve is very willing to ignore the "Do Not Touch" signs on the monument.  Tsk, tsk.  We have our evidence if you know what I mean.

To Steve's pleasure and surprise, there was a sailboat anchored by the fort.  Needless to say, we had to capture that fact and decided to include Steve and Ron in the picture. Nice picture of the guys, don't you think?

There are many historical markers explaining the significance of each stop along the visitors trail. The next picture is an example.

During our visit to the park, Steve received several phone calls from family and friends checking in and making sure we were treating him well. This is when he discovered a second use for the historic markers.  LOL.

We next headed to Christ Church and captured a few more photos of this beautiful and historic site. If you are interested to learn more about this wonderful place click  Christ Church Frederica and it will take you to the site.

Christ Church Founded in 1736

Tiffany Stain glass window

Sanctuary

But we, in fact, were on a mission to find the grave of Eugenia Price, the prolific author of St. Simons Island.  The cemetery is approximately 50 acres and Ron and I had covered a great deal of territory on our first visit. We had yet to find her grave.  With a little help from the docent who told us to look for a "straight pine tree" and a "hedgerow" we finally found her grave. Here is a picture of her grave to memorialize our success.  I know, I know it seems a little crazy but we were on a "mission".  Since Eugenia was not a member of the Christ Church congregation nor did she support it financial, we left wondering about how she ended up in one of their highly prized plots.  Probably another interesting story yet to be told.

The end of the day was closing in on us.  It was only 4 p.m. in the afternoon but hey, we are retirees ya know.  We were hungry too and I knew I was not going to be making dinner after touring most of the day.  So we came home, took a power nap and headed to Crab Daddy's for dinner by 5.  Ron and I had wanted to give the place a try since it had been recommended to us by several snowbirds and this was perfect timing.




We were very happy with the fare and the ambiance.  Our server, Michaela, was so nice.  Attentive and upbeat in just the right amount.  We were all very happy with our meals and kept enough room in our tummies to share their Bread Pudding dessert.  I am not necessarily a fan of Bread Pudding but I had heard so much about it, decided to give it a try. Yum and double yum!  We were all in agreement. It was a very good way to end the day!

Love and Peace to all!