Georgia on My Mind

11/15 - We departed the anchorage late this morning. We had reservations at Thunderbolt Marina (right outside of Savannah) and they told us not to arrive before noon and so with only a 2 hour run, we departed around 10:00.

Once arriving at the marina, Gerry contacted Island Outboards to have them come and pick up our outboard to perform its 10 hour service. Once that was taken care of we called Enterprise to have them pick us up for our rental car and then headed into Savannah to do a little sightseeing. We walked along the waterfront and had a late lunch at Tubby’s (we decided it wasn’t as good as the one in Thunderbolt). We drove around awhile checking out some of the older homes and tree-lined streets. It is a very picturesque city.

11/16 – We spent the day exploring Savannah. There was a threat of rain and so we decided to do the trolley tour first in case the forecast rain materialized. The tour was 90 minutes long and very interesting. There certainly is lots of history in Savannah. Also, the tour guide was very knowledgeable but didn’t resort to all those cutesy jokes many guides seem to use. I took lots of pictures and will post some below – but some will be “mystery” pictures as I can’t remember all the names of the buildings/parks.

After the tour we browsed the City Market area for awhile and then ended up at Paula Deen’s Lady and Sons restaurant for a late lunch. We had the buffet and sampled the southern-style cooking. After our sightseeing we did the essential stuff – provisioning (needed wine) and a few groceries and Gerry needed some new spreader lights. We got back to the boat well after dark. We’d had a busy day – and it never did rain.

Cruising into Georgia

Causton Bluff Bridge -- It was being repaired and the
workmen waved as we passed underneath

Tubby's -- along the waterfront where we ate

The statute of Florence Martus - She waved at all the ships passing the
lighthouse on the Savannah River. It is estimated she greeted more
than 100,000 vessels.