On the road about 8am, heading to Savannah for the day. The first thing that was exciting was this very cool bridge! It was so high I had to shut my eyes going across!
Once we arrived at the Visitor’s Center, we got a few maps and some information, then chose a tour company. We picked Old Savannah because it was locally owned. And we really lucked out! It was the only tour bus we saw all day that had a costumed interpreter onboard! At several of the stops another costumed guide would climb aboard, and tell us a story about his/her life. We even met John Wilkes Booth’s brother Edwin – we got interesting information from him!
We heard about the 22 squares (parks) in the historic section, which is a mile square. About Jones street, which is the most desired street to live on in Savannah. Gertrude (our guide) also filled us in on the great rivalry between the cities of Charleston and Savannah. I would pick Charleston – but then, we only spent a short time in Savannah and it was 90 plus degrees and over 90% humidity! We drove past Forsythe Park and saw the fountain but ended up no going back down to walk around. We learned about the Resurrection Fern that lays dormant on the branches, etc, and only comes out after a rain – it lives 24 hours then disappears. We got to see it because it rained on Tuesday!
This was a hop on/hop off tour – but we were enjoying Gertrude so much we didn’t want to hop off! We waited until the next-to-last stop and did hop off at the Marketplace to get something to eat at the Café there. Building was quaint and the food was good – and it was air conditioned. There was a Prohibition museum there and I got a picture of the ‘gangster’ car on the street.
We got back to the motel a little earlier than most nights, and drove around for about 20 minutes trying to pick somewhere to eat! We finally picked Panera Bread – which was really good, and as their ads say, very fresh! I love their broccoli cedar soup. The moon was bright and the air considerably cooler.
We saw this cool sign on the side of a building…
And a few other things that we saw a shortage of – No tea bags at the motel. No straws at Panera Bread. We stopped at Walmart to get ice for the cooler. Paid for it and went to get a bag – and all there was were empty plastic bags floating in dirty water! It’s the little things….
Greg’s message was ongoing from Psalm 119. My Mind’s Made Up. We are chosen to follow, to love, to obey. CALCULATE your choices and direction. Study and meditate and practice every day, all the time. Play the course in front of you; i.e. live the life in front of you. Focus on God’s laws, not the world’s. Stay in the Word! Determine your path and be wise; keep His commands. Marry yourself to God’s character and you will be one with Him (like two boards nailed together). He never leaves you alone.
On this day in 512 a solar eclipse was recorded by a monastery in Ireland; in 1613 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London burned down. In 1776 the Virginia State Constitution was adopted and Patrick Henry was made governor; and in 1863 the very first National Bank opened in Iowa.
TOMORROW June 30 is:
Two more days! I’ll do our last day in Charleston on Vacation day #5, Post #6. God bless!
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