Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Savannah






Monday - Left Port Royal Marina early to catch the slack current. It really rips. All day Sunday we called the Sail Harbor Marina in Savannah without luck. We wanted to change our reservation from Wednesday to Monday due to the storm. Monday, 8 AM, tried calling, no luck. 9 AM tried again, while under way, no luck. 10 AM tried and finally, we connected. Seems that this marina is closed on Sunday and Monday, but the boss is always here. Whatever, we had gotten the last transient slip. Good protected location and nice people.
We met our neighbors and agreed to go to Savannah Tuesday.
Tuesday - Six of us walked to the bus stop and after paying 75 cents (senior rate), we arrived in Savannah. We took a tour on Oglethorpe's Trolley Tours, which lasted 90 minutes. A great tour guide made the day. Lots of interesting information, suggestions and they would pick you up the rest of the day to move around the city. We ate on River Street at Tubby's Tank House. Good food and it overlooks the Savannah River.
After lunch, we visited the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist. This is SOME church. Then we visited a 90 yr. old ice cream parlor, Leopold's Ice Cream. Had to sample the goods.
The day was great for touring since the rain held off till 3PM. By the time we made it back to the boat, we were a little damp, but still very warm.

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