Savannah

We arrived at the Red Gate campground early in the afternoon, so we headed into Savannah to find the visitor center and pick up a tourist map.   With that in hand, we set out to see the town.  But first I wanted to stop at the railroad museum, which was just behind the visitor center.   Since it was late, I asked for a discount on the admission and the person charged us half price.

We then took a stroll with the pups thru the round house full of locomotives and cars.  There was even a working turntable.   It was surprising that the Savannah visitor center would allow you to dry camp (aka boondocking)  in their parking lot for $7 a day.  But I don’t think you can put out your slides.

We wandered around the site for about an hour, then we headed out to tour the Bonaventure Graveyard.  It was huge.  Never seen anything like it.  It was closing soon and I kind of got lost for a little bit.  I was getting a bit concerned we might get locked in.  I bet it’s a pretty creepy place after dark.  That Spanish moss is everywhere down here.

We found our way out at about five of five and proceeded down to the riverfront to find a place to have dinner.  We read about Hueys as being pup friendly.   We got onto the riverfront street,  all old cobblestone and the bumpiest roadway I believe I have ever been on, even at a couple miles an hour.   The place has a few tables street-side and just across from it is a narrow park fronting the river, maybe 40 feet from our table.  Lots of small ships, and a few very large cargo ships were plying the waters.  There was even a small ferry that seemed to be going across the river every fifteen minutes to a hotel on the other side.

At around 7pm a large riverboat left the dock about 100 feet west of the restaurant.   You should just be able to make it out behind Kathy in a picture above.   I noticed its paddle wheel wasn’t spinning.  Apparently it’s not real.

The next day I headed back into town to see the market place I had heard about.  It was underwhelming.   I then took a walk thru a few closely spaced squares.  There were lots of them evenly spaced in all directions.   I think Savanna was a planned city.  Maybe Sherman burned it all down so they got to start over.

Overall I wasn’t impressed with Savannah.  It was kind of a letdown after Charleston.

We are starting our Westward Journey in the morning.   It will take two days to drive to Red Bay Alabama with a stopover near the Georgia/Alabama border.