Category Archives: On the Road Again

St. Augustine. Oldest city in what is now the United States. New Orleans without the French influence. A lovely town. Impossible to pigeon-hole. Most towns – apart from the foundation places of stereotypes – are very similar. And most can … Continue reading →

Being down south I’ve spent the last couple of days pondering colonies founded by people other than the English. Fort Caroline in Jacksonville, for instance, was founded by the French in 1564 to lay claim to the now American South … Continue reading →

I had a great treat to look forward to today. I got to spend something like two hours with my brother. I haven’t seen the man since the day I left for Europe. So that was a great treat. I … Continue reading →

Today was a day for Georgia ghost towns. I started the day at a place advertised as Fort Morris State Park. When you get there you find that Fort Morris – the Revolutionary War fort – is completely gone, the … Continue reading →

Forts. Sometimes I begin to think this trip has been all about the Forts. I’ll miss them when I get down to Florida, or to the far west. Today I hammered out visits to the Forts of Savannah: Fort Jackson … Continue reading →