You may remember that we learned that the state of Georgia is pretty far south and a lot closer to the equator than Chicago is to the equator. You may know that summers are hot here and they are even HOTTER the closer a person is to the equator. So (make an inference) the summers in Georgia are.... HOT!
Luckily, the week I ended up visiting Georgia wasn't too hot. It was about 92 degreesand humid, pretty much the same as Chicago. I went and visited a teacher friend of mine, Ms. Stacey, who teaches pre-kindergarten, and her husband, Mr. Gearry, who teaches people how to cook at a culinary school. They live near Savannah, Georgia on an island. The island's name is Wilmington Island which is surrounded completely by water and marsh and is decorated with Palmetto trees and trees that have Spanish Moss hanging from them. Stacey and Gearry's house (for right now) is on the water! I mean ON the water. If you look closely at the photo you can see wherethe water comes UNDER the house. Crazy, right?
The water levels go up and down throughout the day too! Low tide means that the water is low and high tide means the water levels are _____. Here is a picture of the marsh at high and low tide. Yes, that is the same dock!
Mr. Gearry decided that crab could be delicious to eat for dinner. He used crab traps and ended up catching about 14 crabs in a few hours! I didn't know that crabs weren't red. They turn red after you cook them. Check out the process in the pictures below.
Other things I learned:
There are kinds of dolphins that live in salt water, fresh water, and a combination of salt and fresh water called brackish water.
The founder of the Girl Scouts of America, Juliette Gordon Low, was born in Savannah.
Fort Pulaski, named after Casimir Pulaski, is near Savannah.
For my friends that are older like me: Forrest Gump was filmed in Savannah.
Book Recommendation:
There is an author named Gail Langer Karwoski. She is an author from the state of Georgia. Check out some of her works at http://www.gailkarwoski.com/html/books.htm
Hope you are reading a lot this summer! One more post about my trip to come.
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