Saturday Nov 16th - Savannah, Georgia

Saturday Nov 16th - Savannah, Georgia 

The road out of the RV Park

Lovely old homes

Day tripping to Savannah. It was a little further than we had expected ..close to an hour drive. We had booked a "hop-on, hop-off" trolley ticket so we could see the main sights at our leisure. We went most of the way round and got off in the main riverside area, exploring stores and just enjoying the area. Savannah is a city just teeming with history... but mostly centered around the revolutionary and civil wars, and the era of plantations and southern belles. It is built around a system of "Squares". there are 22 remaining squares left out of the original 24, and each square is named for a famous historical figure or an event... the plaques make interesting reading for history buffs.  The homes in the historic centre of Savannah are stately and well kept, the streets are lined with live oak trees, dripping with  spanish moss,  occasional palms and other lush vegetation. The people are very friendly. We saw sites from the filming of 'Forest Gump' (the bench etc) and 'Midnight in The Garden Of Good And Evil'. The trolley tour took quite a while and we learned much about the history of the city.  When we got off the trolley at the riverside, we walked for a while before deciding to have a bite to eat at Tubby's on the riverside, which was recommended to us... and with reason. We waited for a table while enjoying a cold beer at the bar and struck up a conversation with a local couple. They were really informative and we had a great conversation about the area and what it is like to live there. When we got a table we ordered a couple of salad's .. Janice had fresh local shrimp ... delicious, and Derek ordered ahi tuna on a spinach Salad.... his was amazing.... a huge piece of ahi tuna that was cooked to perfection... just seared on the outside... it was fabulous... definitely a place to go back to. After a great meal we walked a little more enjoying the sights and sounds of the area (including live music on the riverside). Hopped back on the trolley and headed back to the truck for the drive home... We decided to take in  'full moon party' at a restaurant/bar close to our resort (Skull Creek Boathouse) and totally enjoyed sitting outside watching live music, eating gumbo, chowder and peel 'n eat shrimp under a  beautiful full moon. A fun end to a  very successful day... . . . .

Beautiful day to explore Savannah by 'trolley' bus

Trolley boarded by pirate... cheesy but funny

Original basement used to store bounty and rum

Live oaks (with Spanish moss)

Next door to '"Fanny's your Aunt"

The steps from Riverside to town are REALLY steep

Steps from the top

Riverboat ride anyone?

Interesting squares (and historic plaques)

Another square

I love the Spanish Moss

The Old Cotton Exchange

Cannons from the revolutionary war

 Characters board trolley and tell historic stories

Full Moon shining above our table at Skull Creek Boathouse