Once the diver cleaned the cruds off the bottom and many our boat chores were finished on Friday morning we took a short bus ride into town.  Savannah, home to the cotton gin’s inventor, Ely Whitney, Juliette Gordon Low, founder of 100 year-old Girl Scouts, TV chef, Paula Deen, the filming of several well-known movies, “Forrest Gump,”  “Cape Fear” and “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”   

James Oglethorpe established Georgia as the 13^th colony, Savannah as the first city.  His unique design for the city, originally twenty-four parks, now twenty-two serene green havens under towering live oaks draped with Spanish moss, twenty-two mini Central Parks within a 2.2 mile square area.  As you walk along, you know in a block or two you will come to an oasis in the concrete jungle.  It being 90 degrees, we made use of everyone we came upon to read about its namesake, and savor any fountain or forefather under its lush canopy.  I do not have adequate words to describe the homes.  You must indeed walk among them yourself to live and appreciate their amazing historic past and their present graceful beauty.

Along the river walk a variety of vessels, in town for the Tall Ship’s Challenge, blocked our view of the Waving Girl statue and the riverfront, but not the delightful food fare found along the cobbled street.  I guess the nice thing about not getting to see something is having an excuse to return and take it in later. 

Today we left Georgia, tried to stop at Hilton Head, but confusing charts and misinformation from some source, I won’t say who, took us too far past Broad Creek, and on into Beaufort, South Carolina, not to be confused with Beauford, North Carolina.  We think there is something called “Taste of Beaufort” going on in town, but it’s so hot, we’ve decided to hang out here for a while before dinghying over to check it out.

To the many of you who keep checking up on us, thanks.  We appreciate you following along.  Send us an email at shirlaanddennis@yahoo.com if it’s easier than commenting on this website.  And as Forrest Gump says, “That’s all I have to say about that.”  Take care and fair winds,  Dennis and Shirla.