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Fort James Jackson

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Fort James Jackson Named for Revolutionary War patriot James Jackson, this fort was constructed in 1808 as part of President Thomas Jefferson's Second System Coastal Defense initiative.                                                                                                               Located on the Savannah River, it's three miles east of the city. This brick fort was constructed over an old earthen battery from the Revolutionary War which had been called "Mud Fort." Soldiers were stationed at Fort James Jackson to guard Savannah during the War of 1812.  At the start of the Civil War, Confederate units occupied the fort which was the headquarters for the defense of the river following the fall of Fort Pulaski. General William Sherman took control of the fort after his March to the Sea. The last American soldiers to be stationed at Fort Jackson were members of the 55th Massachusetts, an African- American unit of the Federal Army. The fort was abandoned in 19
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Beaufort, South Carolina

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 2020 put a stop to travel plans for millions of people — and Tiki. But over this past year, Tiki has spent a lot of time thinking about his last trip and how much he enjoyed his time in Beaufort, South Carolina. He loved it so much in fact, that he is making plans to return. The original intent of the trip was to see family, but as we all relaxed in a cute little house we found on Home Away (now VRBO) we started wondering what it would be like to live there. We would be so close to the ocean and the beaches and best of all, within a day's drive of several cruise ports. We only had a few days to explore the Beaufort area and made the most of the time we had. It was November so we knew we weren't going swimming, but the weather was still so nice. We had been through South Carolina before but never for an extended stay. With Beaufort being just over 1,200 miles from home we decided to fly.                        We pulled in at a pretty decent time and checked out our Home-Away h
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Carnival Miracle

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Tiki chose fun when he boarded the Carnival Miracle in Tampa Bay, Florida in May 2019. His trip started a little before boarding because he always arrives at the port city the day before the ship sails. Some people will risk flying on the same day, but we don't. The one time we did, we nearly missed our flight. We heard the announcement that the gate was closing for our flight. We were ushered to the front of an unusually long (at least for Kansas City) line at security. I made it through and was gathering my stuff up when I turn to see Rick stuck behind one person whose stuff was held up in security - they had stopped the line to check her luggage.  The gate was closing and I was begging the lady at the desk to wait - all she could say was "you should have gotten here sooner." Finally, he made it past security and we ran on shoes in our hands and the gate door closed as soon as we were past it - never again do I want to take that risk. So -- We started with a nig
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