Synopsis: 383.0 miles driven; 6.5 hours on the road; Savannah, GA to St. Petersburg, FL; Visited Ft. Frederica
Our last morning on the road and we started with an OK breakfast (continental except for waffles). We left around 8:00 am which wasn't necessary for a 6 to 6.5 hour ride home but the night before we (Mom and I) made a final decision to add another stop to our trip. We had used the National Park Service website (www.nps.gov) to see what we could visit with a little extra time on the way home.
We found Ft. Frederica on the NPS website. Now the site had no particular attraction for us (over or compared to other sites or attractions) but in looking through their website we found out that their Junior Ranger program book was unique and award winning.
Check it out and consider going - http://www.nps.gov/fofr/forkids/upload/JuniorRangerSummary.pdf.
It is truly a unique and fun experience for younger kids to dress up and use all the "old" items to complete a scavenger hunt around the site. Even though it is mainly an archaeological site, you can really get a real feel for an early colony and their development.
After getting Jedi and Jariah their last Junior Ranger badge (#18) for the trip, we hit the road for home. Passing through Georgia we came to our beloved Florida and arrived home around 4:30 pm. We quickly unloaded the van and made room for picking up our animals from the great families watching them for us. One trip for the dog, another for the ducks and soon to be another for the rabbit and by 7:00 pm we are all home (except the rabbit). Sad news - we came home and Stinky II (Jariah's hamster) had died of old age and one of the ducks (Dead Duck) had died of unknown reasons.
We spent the evening unloading bags and dividing up the souvenirs and paperwork received on the trip and we were all in bed by 10:30 pm.
Shortly, I will post a final recap of the trip and perhaps a video of pictures from our trip. Again, thanks for reading and thanks for praying for us.
Hotel Deal of the Day: Home at last, home at last...how good it is to be sleeping in your own bead (in your own room).
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