{"id":2912,"date":"2017-10-19T08:51:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/?p=2912"},"modified":"2017-10-19T08:51:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T15:51:44","slug":"savannah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cowlesmountain.com\/Travels\/2017\/10\/19\/savannah\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>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.\u00a0 \u00a0With that in hand, we set out to see the town.\u00a0 But first I wanted to stop at the railroad museum, which was just behind the visitor \"\"<\/a>center.\u00a0\u00a0 Since it was late, I asked for a discount on the admission and the person charged us half price.<\/p>\n

We then took a \"\"<\/a>stroll with the pups thru the round house full of locomotives and cars.\u00a0 There was even a working turntable.\u00a0\u00a0 It was surprising that the Savannah visitor center would allow you to dry camp (aka boondocking)\u00a0 in their parking lot for $7 a day.\u00a0 But I don’t think you can put out your slides.<\/p>\n

We wandered around the site for about an hour, then we headed out to tour \"\"<\/a>the Bonaventure Graveyard.\u00a0 It was huge.\u00a0 Never seen anything like it.\u00a0 It was closing soon and I kind of got lost for a little bit.\u00a0 I was getting a bit concerned we might get locked in.\u00a0 I bet it’s a pretty creepy place after dark.\u00a0 That Spanish moss is everywhere down here.<\/p>\n

We found our way out at about five of five and proceeded down to the riverfront to find a place to have dinner.\u00a0 We read about Hueys as being pup friendly.\u00a0\u00a0 We got onto the riverfront street,\u00a0 all \"\"<\/a>old cobblestone and the bumpiest roadway I believe I have ever been on, even at a couple miles an hour.\u00a0\u00a0 The \"\"<\/a>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.\u00a0 Lots of small ships, and a few very large cargo ships were plying the waters.\u00a0 There was even a small ferry that seemed to be going across the river every fifteen minutes to a hotel on the other side.<\/p>\n

At around 7pm a large riverboat left the dock about 100 feet west of the restaurant.\u00a0 \u00a0You should just be able to make it out behind Kathy in a picture above.\u00a0\u00a0 I noticed its paddle wheel wasn’t spinning.\u00a0 Apparently it’s not real.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The next day I headed back into town to see the market place I had heard about.\u00a0 It was underwhelming.\u00a0\u00a0 I then took a walk thru a few closely spaced squares.\u00a0 There were lots of them evenly spaced in all directions.\u00a0\u00a0 I think Savanna was a planned city.\u00a0 Maybe Sherman burned it all down so they got to start over.<\/p>\n

Overall I wasn’t impressed with Savannah.\u00a0 It was kind of a letdown after Charleston.<\/p>\n

We are starting our Westward Journey in the morning.\u00a0\u00a0 It will take two days to drive to Red Bay Alabama with a stopover near the Georgia\/Alabama border.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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.\u00a0 \u00a0With that in hand, we set out to see the town.\u00a0 But first I wanted to stop at the railroad museum, which was just behind the visitor center.\u00a0\u00a0 … <\/p>\n

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