Savannah, Georgia--an Old Favorite

As usual, we took the back roads, not the interstate to get to our next destination. It was a nice,
peaceful drive to Savannah, Georgia. Our stop for three nights, Keller's Flea Market, a member of Harvest Hosts. Once we arrived, we had the option to have electricity or to boondock. Since the weather was warm, we chose electricity. After we got settled, we went for a walk around the empty flea market stalls.

Saturday, we drove to downtown Savannah. We found a parking place near Service Brewing Company, which, it just so happened was tapping a new beer that afternoon.

We walked down to the River Walk and explored the shops. Savannah has a wonderful River Walk that was built for the 1996 Olympics. The yachting events were held on the Savannah River. Unfortunately, the easternmost section of the River Walk is in minor disrepair. There was a plaque next to the Marriott, stating that it was home to the Olympic Village.

 From the River Walk, you get a good view of US17 bridge across the Savannah River.

 After spending most of the morning walking and seeing the sights, we returned to Service Brewing Company to sample some craft beer and have barbecue from the food truck. We were some of the first to arrive, but business quickly picked up and the crowd kept the bartenders hopping.

 We returned to Sol and took another walk around the flea market, this time stopping to look at the wares for sale. Nope, didn't buy anything, just enjoyed looking.

Sunday we had to decide if we wanted to stay longer in Savannah. The flea market locks it gates at 8 a.m. on Monday morning to reopen again on Friday. Naturally, we didn't want to be locked in! Bob and I drove to Hunter Army Airfield to see if they had any sites at their campground. We read the reviews and it didn't sound promising. We finally found an entrance to the post, and eventually found Outdoor Rec where you check-in. Well, the man who handles the campground was not in, but the one on duty said the campground was full, but there was an overflow area with water about 50 feet down the road from the campground entrance. Bob and I drove to the campground to check it out. The area was overgrown and the place to park was not level. We could have made do, but once again weather was a factor. We had the rest of the afternoon to make a decision. We drove to Fort Pulaski to think about it.

It had been quite a few years since our last visit to Fort Pulaski. This time we took the guided tour.

Once we finished the guided tour, we walked around the exterior of the fort to see where the cannonballs from Union troops decimated the walls in the Civil War. It was a nice day for a walk, not too hot, not too cool, but, we didn't factor in mosquitoes! As we walked through the grass, I looked down at my legs and felt like I was the before picture for an OFF commercial...my legs were covered with mosquitoes. Of course, they didn't attack until we were half way around the exterior and we had to hustle to get back to the parking lot without being eaten alive! 

From Fort Pulaski, our next stop was Tybee Island. Seafood sounded like a good option for lunch. As we drove around the island we found that no matter where you parked, there was a parking meter....we saw parking meters in some of the oddest places. Nothing on the island appealed to us so we went with the known, the Crab Shack just off the island. Bob and I both had steamed shrimp, which we enjoyed, but they weren't as good as Joe Patti's in Pensacola.

So, we made our decision about Hunter Army Airfield, we decided we would move on to Charleston, South Carolina early Monday morning.