Starting mileage: 1136 Starting time: 3:00 pm
Ending mileage: 1385 Ending time: 6:30 pm
Travel mileage: 251 Travel time: 3:30 hours
Our day in Savannah was similar to Charleston but reversed.
In the morning we took a trolley tour of Savannah. Savannah was founded by General James Oglethorpe in 1733, considerably later than Charleston although they have competed ever since. Savannah was laid out in a very organized fashion with streets at right angles and 24 open squares after an English design although I don't recall seeing this design in England. It is similar to Charleston and New Orleans in having French, Victorian and other "quarters". Savannah businessmen became wealthy from port trade as well as plantations for rice, indigo and cotton. There are numerous mansions which have been restored and are open to the public as museums.
When Oglethorpe founded Savannah, he prohibited lawyers, Catholics, slavery and "strong" drink. Catholics were suspected of being supporters of Spain, the main enemy of England. Unfortunately, the ban on slavery didn't last once Oglethorpe left. On the positive side, they allowed Catholics - I'm not sure about the lawyers.
Many movies have been filmed in Savannah including Forrest Gump and we went by the square where he was sitting on a bench. (The bench has been moved to a museum for safe-keeping)
In the afternoon we took a Savannah river cruise. It is interesting that we were told that Savannah is the 2nd busiest port on the east coast while in Charleston we were told that city was the busiest port on the east coast!
We've been fortunate to have good weather on our trip except for a brief thunderstorm last Saturday.
The drive to St. Augustine was only about two hours. Much of it is through heavily forested land and marshy areas with very little development
When Oglethorpe founded Savannah, he prohibited lawyers, Catholics, slavery and "strong" drink. Catholics were suspected of being supporters of Spain, the main enemy of England. Unfortunately, the ban on slavery didn't last once Oglethorpe left. On the positive side, they allowed Catholics - I'm not sure about the lawyers.
Many movies have been filmed in Savannah including Forrest Gump and we went by the square where he was sitting on a bench. (The bench has been moved to a museum for safe-keeping)
In the afternoon we took a Savannah river cruise. It is interesting that we were told that Savannah is the 2nd busiest port on the east coast while in Charleston we were told that city was the busiest port on the east coast!
We've been fortunate to have good weather on our trip except for a brief thunderstorm last Saturday.
The drive to St. Augustine was only about two hours. Much of it is through heavily forested land and marshy areas with very little development
On arriving here we were disappointed that St. Augustine seemed more amusement oriented with Ripley's "Believe it or Not", wax museum, mini-golf, etc
Day 6 route
Live oak with Spanish moss
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