Savannah and Tybee Island

We've spent the last two days touring Savannah (yesterday) and Tybee Island (today). This is beautiful deep South country. Savannah is a city as you would think of a Southern city. The charm just drips from all corners.

Savannah is situated along the Savannah River which runs about 12 miles to the Atlantic. The city has a river front area which runs about a mile along the river and has many restaurants and  shops. The river isn't wide at this point but it is deep.







The river is deep enough that ocean going ships come up to the port of Savannah. It's fun to just sit and watch them go by the river front. They're so close that it seems you can touch them. 3 to 5 per day go one way or the other.







We spent most of the day touring the Historic District. This is typical of the houses in the district. We love the moss growing everywhere.

There are 22 squares like this one in the Historic District. Each is about a block square with something of historical interest in the middle. Statues to important Savannah figures and in some cases national interest. The traffic pattern goes around them quite nicely.

Today we drove out to Tybee Island about 12 miles East of Savannah. Here we found a historic fort and the Tybee lighthouse. We've see lots of lighthouses but this is one of the best. The lighthouse is 154 feet tall and it's 174 steps to the top. We know because we climbed to the top.

This is the view from the top. We're looking North and you can see the mouth of the Savannah River straight ahead. We spent the rest of the day visiting the museum at the fort and then drove to South Tybee Island where they were filming Sponge Bob Square Pants. Of note is that the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" directed by Clint Eastwood was filmed in Savannah....... we'll rent it when we get home.
Tomorrow it's off to Brunswick for three days before heading to Florida.
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