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The next day, we drove east to Tybee and visited the old lighthouse.
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The beach at Tybee was packed and the water was... er... brown. Some Aussies are spoilt brats when it comes to beaches.
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Fort Pulaski, a civil-war era fort, hoists the 'Stars and Bars'. The advent of rifled artillery meant the end of fortifications such as this.
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Kicking back outside the moat. Blissfully unconcerned about rabid raccoons.
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Down in the cannon chambers.
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The heavily bombarded NE wall is shown below. The fortress was forfeited to Union forces in about a day.
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A roof-mounted cannon.
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Later, we were having a couple of quiet ones back at the hotel bar.
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Next, I'll cover our trip up and down the Savannah River and an excursion to the oldest homestead in the state of Georgia.
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