- Jacksonville, FL to Savannah, GA via I-95 and US 17 (South Carolina)
- Savannah, GA to Sandersville, GA via I-16, SR 57 and US 1
We made it into Georgia. Now, on to Savannah!
That's right. Take the next exit to get to Savannah.
This is what happens when you are giving Katherine a history lecture and completely miss the exit to Savannah, both of them. That's right, we are in South Carolina, across the Savannah River.
In order to get back, we had to take the "northern" route into Savannah, down US 17 and across the Savannah River.
The bridge across the River Savannah. By the way, the name "Savannah" comes from the name for the local native tribe, roughly anglicized as the Sawanacki.
Savannah started as a cotton port. Now that cotton is no longer king, it is still a fairly big port.
These old police cars are on display in front of the police building. You can rent the yellow one, with driver, for tours around Savannah.
John Wesley, founder of the Wesleyan Church, also known as the Wesley Method Church, also known as the Methodists. He started here in Savannah.
I bit more Wesley detail. This plaque is in Reynolds Square, the biggest and most significant of the many town squares in Savannah.
These cobblestone streets take you from the upper road in town, down to the river front, a small, narrow street lined with shops and restaurants beside the river.
Spanish Moss. It looks cool.
Back on the road to Sandersville, GA.
Turn right, Richard. Turn right, right now!
Some luck kid is getting a bouncy castle birthday party.
Some of the homes in the countryside are very modest.
Some are small but traditional, and quite comfortable.
Others follow the plantation tradition, set well back from the road with plenty of cover.
Forestry is big in Georgia. This is a newly planted woodlot. Those are pine trees.
The town square of Sandersville is a very common layout here in the south. The courthouse is in the middle and the surrounding quadrant of streets is lined with shops, restaurants, and lawyers offices.
This is a look at another side of the quadrant of streets in the town square.
This building sits across the street from the courthouse.
And this is the courthouse in the middle of the square. Sandersville is the county seat, so this is the County Courthouse, which means it's bigger than most.
Dinner with friends.
This is not a duplicate. Katherine finally made it into a picture. By the way, that bottle in her hand contains Georgia Moonshine, the real stuff. We are hoping that it will make it all the way home with us.
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