Savannah, GA: June 12-23, 2008
Barb flew to Savannah, GA on June 12th to spend time with daughter Danielle
and her family,
get medical and dental checkups, get boat things repaired and to purchase lots
of stuff. On the repair front, Barb got a new crown at the dentist,
our Dell laptop got its screen and USB port connection repaired through our Dell
warranty, and the power supply for one of our navigation stations was repaired. Barb was so busy with family events on the week-ends and
all her appointments and purchasing during the week days that she was was not
able to see many friends. She decided that next time she
will stay an extra week to remedy that problem.
She did have quality time with family. The first week-end was
spent with granddaughters Kristen (13) and Abigail (4) at Jekyll Island, GA.
The girls were either in the pool, at the beach or riding horses. Danielle
luxuriated in a childfree home for the week-end.
Savannah and Jekyll Island
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Granddaughter Abigail
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Kristen (who doesn't like her picture taken) and Abby (who loves it)
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At the beach
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Abby on the beach at Jekyll Island
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Abigail getting ready for the pool
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Girls in the pool at resort hotel
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Kristen getting ready to ride
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The group taking off
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Riding on the beach
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Kristen finishing her ride
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The second week-end daughter Danielle drove Barb and the girls up to
Knoxville, TN to visit brother/son Jeffrey and his girlfriend Amy.
Jeff took everyone to the zoo, to dinner at a great fondue restaurant and to
lunch at a sushi buffet. Yum!
Knoxville
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Kristen, Jeff, and Abby heading to the Knoxville zoo
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Barb and son Jeff
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Barb & daughter Danielle
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Danielle and her daughter (our granddaughter) Kristen
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Jeff and Amy
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Critter at the Knoxille zoo
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Abby in the petting zoo
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Abby riding a camel
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Girls feeding the young camel
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Giraffe
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Jeff enjoying a cool one
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Jeff in his new Caribbean shirt
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Amy
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Jeff's dog Sierra is no longer a young puppy
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After returning from Knoxville Barb spent hours trying to fit everything into two
large suitcases that could each weigh no more than 40 lbs. She found
that she had to move some of the weight into her carry-on bag which required
that she buy a new carry-on bag with wheels. One of the many things she
ordered and had delivered to Savannah was a new motor / cable for the davit.
It came in a large box and weighed 42 lbs. The cost to ship it down to the
Caribbean was going to be over $400, so she planned to bring it back with her on
the plane. The company she purchased it from made a mistake and shipped it to Florida, rather than to Georgia. They had to
overnight it to Savannah so it would arrive on the Friday before Barb returned.
We expect that that shipping cost was probably close to what it would have cost to ship it
to the Caribbean. Unfortunately, on the morning of departure at the
airline counter she discovered that only two bags could be checked so the box
with the motor was rejected. The explanation was that the planes are quite
full at this time of year so they have to restrict everyone to just two bags.
At other times of the year, one can pay to bring additional baggage but not in
June. :-( Now the big box sits in Danielle's garage in Savannah.
We are trying to figure out how to get it down here without breaking the bank.