June 12,2010 Savannah

We left St.Mary's on Wednesday and arrived at Skidway State Park in Savannah for 4 nights.After getting set up we hightailed it to downtown Savannah. We went to the visitors center and got our tickets for the Old Time Trolley. Since it was after 3pm they gave us a 2 day ticket which we could also use the next day. We got on the trolley and took the 90 minute tour and decided where we wanted to get on and off tomorrow.

Today we went downtown early so we get on the trolley and start our sightseeing. We hopped off to see the Johnny Mercer House and the square around his home. There are 22 squares in Savannah surrounded by beautiful styles of homes. Here's the Mercer home.

Here's a photo of the Andrew Lowe house famous for Juliet Lowe founder of the Girl Scouts.There were lots of Girl Scouts visiting. All the squares are park like settings with fountains,statues and surrounded by all the historical homes.

We stopped by St. John Baptist Church and went in to see this beautiful house of worship. The ceiling and alter were beautiful.

Here's the fountain in Forsyth Square.

I wanted to have lunch at Mrs. Wilkes so we went and stood in line for 1 hour. This place is noted for their down home southern cooking and it is well worth the stand in line. It is served family style and you sit with others in a round table. The food was great. I also wanted to try Paula Deen's restaurant,but after the reviews decided to pass it up. Continuing on we went down to River St. and walked around the shops and stopped for a frozen Daiquri. The place was called Wet Willie's and they had all different flavors. Just what we needed for a hot and humid day. We had enough of the heat and headed back to the RV. Until tomorrow.

Savannah is a city steeped in history.Oglelthorpe arrived in Savannah in 1733 layed out the town in squares with homes,churches,and businesses creating interconnecting neighborhoods. Among the colonists that came with Oglethorpe was a man named Noble Jones. He was a Doctor Surveyor,and a carpenter. In 1737 Jones began building his Home called Wormsloe.Today we went to the tabby ruins of this estate.

When you arrive at the gate to Wormsloe you look ahead and there's a road covered by beautiful oaks.

We got to the visitors center and went on a ranger talk to the ruins. Noble Jones fortified his home with 8ft walls to protect them from the Spanish.Construction took 6 years to complete.He used 8000 bushels each of lime sand,oyster shells and water to make his tabby house. Here are some of the ruins made of the tabby.

When we finished our tour we were off to Tybee Island known for the great beach. It was hot and there were lots of people on the beach and in the water. Looked very enticing but we hadn't brought our bathing suits.

Next we went to the Tybee Lighthouse one of the oldest and tallest built here in 1773.
That's all the time we had in Savannah and loved every minute of it. Next stop one of my favorite cities Charleston S.C.