Day 16 Walking around Savannah

After breakfast I caught the transfer bus at the corner and headed off for another day on the trolleys. I had a list of things to see. This time there would be a lot of walking, which my foot managed quite well.

 I had a long visit at the Colonial Park Cemetery. The grave stones were so old, many could not be read. Some were stacked up along the back wall (moved to make space for the soldiers camped there in the Civil War.) Possibly the most unusual was the section for those killed when duelling! The duelling green was just outside the boundary of the cemetery.

From here I made my way through the streets taking many photos of the most lovely buildings until I reached the Pirate House” Famously visited by Robert Louis Stevenson and the fact that it is one of the oldest remaining buildings in Savannah.

Pirate house

I caught the trolley just outside, down to Davenport House and was just in time for a tour. Great tour of a great house. Their restoration work is wonderful, especially the wallpaper. Beautifully built in 1820 by Isaiah Davenport. Well worth a visit and more restoration planned. The heart of pine floor boards were amazing. The length of the room and no joins in the lengths! Great docent who grilled me about Australia after the tour.

From here I walked up to Broughton Street and tried to find a shop selling GF. Lots of asking and looking until I finally found lunch at “Kayak Kafe”. Really nice GF turkey bun, which was a little bland, but the side order of coleslaw had a sprinkling of cayenne!  However disappointedly the tea was barely lukewarm.

I walked back to the hotel to grab my rain coat. It was getting darker by the minute and the temperature had dropped. I re-joined the trolley to get to the health food shop, but there was still a lot of walking past film crews.

Found the shop and bingo not only frozen bread but biscuits too. Paid and ran up the road to catch the last trolley back, otherwise it was going to be a long walk back. Managed with minutes to spare. I was glad I’d got my coat because it was cold by now. Fog over the river and mist falling.

Shower, wash clothes, downloading process, while cooking up several cups of tea using my immerser. (Only a coffee machine in this hotel.) Finally using my long sleeve T-shirt and track pants. The usual hours went by until photos and diary were done.

Filming everywhere.