Fairfield Inn By Marriott Hilton Head

... southeast.

We make our way to the riverfront and are surprised to learn the Port of Savannah is the third largest on the east coast, next to New York and New Jersey. A river walk is lined with plaques that give us a history lesson of the city from the early settlers, development of the rice and cotton trade and plantations, slavery, Savannah's involvement in the civil war, WWII and the importance of shipping to the economy.

Savannah GA, Georgia, United States nanseaj

November 22, 2009

Located on Port Royal Island, Beaufort SC is in the heart of the Sea Islands and Low country. It is not just a scenic location but also an unforgettable place that been able to maintain a historic character with preservation of many of the antebellum homes scattered through town, all within a few blocks of the waterfront. A beautiful park graces the waterfront and the edge of the park is dotted with restaurants, outdoor ...

... on just enough groceries for dinner and check out. As we walk away from the check stand the cashier says to George “turn around . . . the hat ” we didn’t understand
exactly what he was saying and then he repeated “the hat”. Brad, the store manager is a die-hard Seahawk fan and George was wearing his Seahawks hat. We don’t know if he saw George in the
Edisto Beach State Park SC, South Carolina, United States nanseaj

This trip we did not t*ke the motor home but drove the pickup. We *rrived in S*v*nn*h *round 1:30pm. on Mond*y November 16. After we got settled into the hotel, we took the dogs *nd ventured to find the Visitor Center downtown. Not knowing our w*y is * dis*dv*nt*ge bec*use I think we prob*bly drove down streets we didn't need or w*nted to be on. We found it *nd then decided we would drive *round some more *nd ended up on River Street ...

... Neptune's Bellows, a small break in the caldera wall which allows the ship to sail right into the bowl of the caldera. Inside we anchored in Whalers Bay and went ashore where we could see a few Gentoo Penguins, some Cape Petrels, Skuas and quite a few ruined buildings. It seems that the Norweigans set up a whaling station in 1911 that lasted until 1931. It as a very big operation with some 250 people working here. They had several very large storage and heating tanks ...

... me to free drinks and dinner upon arrival at Grover's...a very nice gesture and I planned on repaying him by buying him a beer or something after his shift, but, nope...He gets everything free anywhere on the beach.

As the night progresses and I meet with some of the locals, apparently this is only the tip of the iceberg. Girls there want him and guys want to be him and police wouldn't dream of taking him to jail. All this leads me to think he ...

Visited the Savannah History Museum in an old train station.The Tourist information Center is there also.The artifacts of the city of Savannah are displayed.
Ate lunch at Clary's Cafe of the Book.
Toured the Williams Mercer House.The house in the book Midnight at the Garden of Evil.The house has eclectic decor.At the end of the ...

... a verbal argument with the priest, then everyone was frowned upon for drinking and dancing at the wedding reception, Rick gets in scuffle with the father of the bride and lost every part of his tuxedo, Eckler got his nipples twisted off by the bride and mother of the bride, Baker screaming Worst Wedding Ever outside the reception and lots of women crying...what a weekend ...

Savannah is really a great place to visit. If you go make sure to take the trolley tours, it's well worth the money. It's nice to sit back, not worry about the traffic and listen to your guide as he narrates the tour. You are free to get on and off as you wish, because there are many areas where you will like to spend some time.

We started the day walking more than seven miles through the Pinckney Island Nature Preserve. We saw hundreds of robins, lots of other birds, and an alligator (on the other side of a large pond). Next we drove to Sea Pines, an exclusive community on Hilton Head Island. We went all over looking for ice cream and ...