Savannah's Southern Charm

These are the wonderful friends sharing our advneture ~
Dan & Martha   Betty & John   Glen & Maureen
Bliss               McElderry           Nemecek

     The weather gods continue to be kind.  The rain that skirted us during the trip down yesterday carried a lot of rain and wind. There was substantial damage in Virginia and New Jersey yesterday, while New England will deal with it today. We had clouds and some drizzling with a little rain during the night, but awoke to clear blue skies this morning.

Reminding us it is fall.

A duplex - southern style!



The fountain in Forsyth Park

    

           Pete did some “home” work while I straightening things up before we all met to take taxi’s into Savannah at 10 AM. I will have to go into the blog and correct all the mile notations at the bottom of my daily blogs.  We discovered that the notations are in nautical miles instead of statute miles. Oops! 

City Hall with its
golden dome

    Our driver was very informative both for sights and culture during the short drive.  Once in town we opted to do the Old Town Trolley Tour so we could have the narrative tour and still have transportation with on/off privileges.   The ten-square block area is filled with a series of square parks with monuments, surrounded by beautiful restored historic homes, interesting architecture, lots of brick, shutters, iron work, mini courtyards and gardens, huge live oaks draped with Spanish moss.  

Definately worth the wait!

     Autumn has come to this area and the few “northern” trees that have invaded this area are changing their colors.  Though there are many restaurants to choose from including Paula Dean’s, we opted to follow Lynn and Dick of MV Absolutely’s suggestion of “Mrs. Wilkes House.” It was a well worth hour and a half wait for a southern family style meal of 26 dishes, and all for $16.95 per person.  We sampled everything and the food was unbelievably delicious. We walked down to Forsyth Park to catch the trolley. After completing the tour, we walked over to City Market and decided to head back to the marina.  

Betty making the most of a photo op!

A charming view
inside and out!

     We gathered on Andiamo just to round out the day and discuss tomorrow’s strategy for our ocean cruise heading to St. Augustine. The weather is supposed to be clear, winds and seas light. The Leonid Meteor shower is at its peak right now. We will depart around noon with the out-going tide. With our first blue water experience behind us, we are all looking forward to the 22-24 hour cruise.

 

~  ~ (\_~ ~ ~     Kathy and Pete