Savannah GA

Historic Savannah Tour

Arrived in Hardeeville, SC yesterday evening and hooked up with Rita and Kent of South Dakota at the Camp Lake Jasper campground.  We went out for soul food and fried chicken at Gwen and Fanny's.

Today we drove into Savannah and took the Savannah Hop-on Hop-off Trolley Tour. You can hop on and off at any of the 15 stops as often as you like with pickups every 20 minutes. Our tour guide told of the legend and lore that has shaped Savannah into a unique place known as one of the romantic and most haunted cities in America.

Restored Cotton Warehouse

We hopped off on the river front and had lunch at the Boar's Head restaurant, a 1790s restored cotton warehouse. Each of ;those rocks in the cobblestone street came from England.  Sailors would fill the ballasts of their empty ships with rocks so they wouldn't bounce all the way across the ocean.  I had a delicious cup of soup called "She Crab", a creamy crab bisque with a touch of sherry.  As we left East River Street we saw the statue of the "Waving Girl" that depicts Florence Martus who waved to every ship on the Savannah River until her death hoping her lover who promised to return would arrive.  

Carriage Ride $115

Our tour took us to see almost all of the 22 remaining squares in the city, the Historic District and the Colonial District.. We heard about several old families and the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low founder of the Girl Scouts.  

City Market Street

Savannah is the oldest city in the state of Georgia, established in 1733. It was a strategic port city in the American Revolution and during the Civil War.