We awoke to
a stunning morning. The marina’s dockhand delivered Krispy Kreme donuts and the
daily newspaper right to our Quest. Kind
of a nice touch! We finished up our chores at Quest, lunched at Tubby’s Tank
House then found our way to the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum in the nearby
town of Pooler. ( mightyeighth.org/ )
During WWII,
the Mighty Eighth became was one of the greatest air armadas in history. Headquartered at Daws Hill in England, the
Mighty Eighth would carry out strategic bombing missions over Nazi occupied
Europe. It is estimated that over 350,000
Americans served in the Mighty Eighth during the war in Europe. The Eighth played only a minor role in the
Korean War but was engaged in combat missions in Southeast Asia, the Gulf War,
Dessert Fox as well as Operation Allied Forces in Europe.
We spent a
most enjoyable evening at Gloria and Dean Hortsman’s home on Troup Square (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squares_of_Savannah,_Georgia) in
the heart of Savannah. The hours flew by
with a tour of their historic home, the guys watching Saturday football, the
girls talking books (and Gloria KNOWS books!) and a delicious meal of Gloria’s
special spaghetti casserole. Charlene and I both went back to the Quest laden
with books and lists of authors to add to our ‘must read’ collections. Thank you so much for your hospitality!
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