Vacation Day 3

Welcome back to the sights of Savannah and its surrounding towns as seen through our eyes. Today we left Savannah and traveled over this bridge we've been marveling at the last two days. The thing is a monster, rising above the river and it will be really hard for us to describe but show it in pictures.Our first stop this morning was in Beaufort, South Carolina. Beaufort is one town in Beaufort County connected to other islands by bridges such as the one below. Beaufort was overtaken by the Northern troops in 1861 causing all the locals to flee. What was left behind was taken over by the left behind slaves and Northern troops trying to establish it as a town. It was important because it was a port community where the Northern troops were able to cut off the Southern troops port supplies. As you can imagine, Beaufort is a very historic town. Numerous old homes that survived the war still stand side by side throughout the quaint town. We were able to take a self-guided walking tour and learn more about some of the homes that are pictured below.In addition to the historic homes in the area, there are also historic churches. One, St. Helena's Church, was a marvel to see. During the war, the church was used as a hospital and the large flat gravestones found outside the church were used as operating tables. And a few of the homes we saw on our walking tour: One of the marinas in Beaufort:And our afternoon was spent in Hilton Head, about 30 minutes from Beaufort. We had hoped for a relaxing, warm day on the beach. Unfortunately, it was cloudy with 35 mile per hour winds. Let's just say we had sand in a lot of nooks and crannies (!) Yes, we did lay on the beach for awhile. Deedra was determined and she figured if there were others that could handle it, so could we! We lasted maybe, 40 minutes! Instead, we opted for a walk on the great trail system of Hilton Head and spent a little time at an outlet mall!!!