He was a fantastic tour guide - taking us all around the city, telling us where everything was and the little bit of history that he knew in his short time of living here (2 months). We parked downtown and went on a River Street Bar and Appetizer Crawl. We strolled down historic River Street and ate and drank our way through all of the local favorites. We were all sufficiently full and exhausted by the time he dropped us back at the boat later that night.
Our own personal Tour Guide:
The following day, we rented a car and toured some of the city ourselves - stopping to admire the squares that break up the city and keep the old southern charm alive and also an extremely old cathedral and cemetery. After some sight seeing, we hit the highway and drive down to Darrien, GA to see one of the doctors who I used to work with in Jacksonville. He has since opened up his own clinic and we were eager to see how it was doing and catch up with him. He took us out to lunch at the local diner and the food was to die for! Brad opted for the buffet which was filled with down home cookin' and delicious desserts, and I had their infamous Fried Shrimp. I seriously cannot get enough of this Georgia Shrimp!!
That evening we ran errands and caught up on a bit of boat work and laundry. Brad streamed the Tampa Bay Lightning hockey game and we watched as the Bolts got another win!! Go Bolts!
Tuesday, we used our rental car to tour some of the surrounding beaches and islands. First, we headed over to Tybee Island - which is where all the Savannah people go to the beach. The beach was beautiful, very wide and had an older beach town feel. We stopped and checked out the lighthouse, although it was closed on Tuesdays (?!) and one of the old Batteries from the 1800s.
Next stop, Hilton Head. Neither of us had ever been here and wanted to check it out, so over to SC we went. The island is very unique, not like any beach town I've ever experienced. It is covered in tall pine trees and although there are the requisite chain restaurants and shopping malls, along with the typical little beach shacks, they are all set back off the road, so the main road is just surrounded by trees. And the area is largely residential - it is difficult to find a road that cuts through to the beach. We did find that there was free beach parking - if you could find one of the parking lots. The beach was similar to Tybee and overcrowded, but the water temperature was divine!
We met back up with Adam for dinner once we returned to Savannah and had one last dinner on River Street overlooking the Savannah River before we all hustled back to our respective homes as a huge storm system came through. There was a downpour for hours and lots of lightning and thunder. We stayed tucked safely in the marina and were very happy not to be stuck out on the hook in the weather!
Wednesday morning came early and we rushed around to get some last minute things done (laundry, filling the water and fuel and walking the mutt) before casting off. We were sad to leave Savannah but are excited to finally be crossing in to South Carolina tomorrow. Our next stop is Beaufort, SC - which will take us about two days due to the tides.
We were very sad to be leaving Thunderbolt Marina as everyone was extremely nice and the amenities were fabulous! And, to top if all off - we got fresh Krispy Kreme donuts delivered to our boat every morning!!
**Side note for my Mom: This is the Juliette Gordon Lowe House - the founder of the Girl Scouts which we visited the last time we were in Savannah, many many moons ago!
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