Beaufort to Savannah

Today we travelled a much shorter distance to Thunderbolt, Georgia.  We continued to see widespread evidence of Matthew's damage. 

This guy certainly got hit!

167' yacht "My Sky"

We took advantage of our early arrival to take an Uber into Savannah.  Shortly after leaving the marina, the Captain saw an ice house that he thought he recognized.  Sure enough, just down the 

See the size of docked boats in the background?

road is the restaurant ‘Tubby’s’ where Captain Todd, MFP and the Captain had dinner.  What a hoot he ended up at the same marina!  This was a gorgeous marina with excellent facilities and a major repair yard.  Also tied up at the marina we saw 126’ sailboats and many large yachts.  We were again relegated to the ‘small boat’ docks.

Admiral and Crew posing at Forsyth Fountain

We purchased a walking tour guidebook at the Visitor Centre in Savannah and proceeded to explore.  The city is laid out in an evenly spaced grid format around 23 ‘squares’.  Each ‘square’ is a green space with benches to relax and enjoy the 

Confederate Monument

quiet.  At the southern end of the city is Forsyth Park which has a beautiful fountain thought to be patterned after the fountain in Paris’s Place de la Concorde.  There is also a Confederate monument that was made in Canada and transported by ship to Savannah so that it would never touch “Yankee” soil.  We thought that was pretty funny!  The soldier atop the monument faces the north.  This is apparently in keeping with the tradition of orienting statues of military leaders toward their enemy so that they can keep a watchful eye.

Wide, green boulevards

Evidence of some of the damage 

Mercer-Williams House

Scenes from “Forrest Gump” and other movies were filmed in Savannah.  Forrest’s bench is no longer located in Chippewa Square but has been moved to the history museum, so we couldn’t snap a picture.  At Monterey Square however, we did see the Mercer-Williams House where the alleged murder took place in the film “Midnight in the Garden of Good an Evil”.

Beautiful architecture ...

... at every turn!

Christ Church

Johnny Mercer

Recognition is given to Savannah native Johnny Mercer at multiple spots in the city.  He is most famous for writing the song Moon River although you would recognize many of his other titles.

Guilt-free beer!

There obviously is no law against walking with a drink in your hand as we noticed quite a few people enjoying a Friday evening stroll.  We though about dining along the Riverfront but decided it was a bit too touristy and chose instead B. Matthews Eatery on Bay Street.  Good decision - we had an awesome meal!