Savannah & Skidaway Island State Park

Day 23 – (Sunday, 10-28-12) Exploring the area!

After breakfast, we decided to ride our bikes around the park and the nice trails! The trails were well maintained and took us by the salt water marsh area of the park. There were displays with some historic information about the island and the area. We went up into an observation tower to see the marshes and water channels. The weather was beautiful, but with a slight chilly wind. It made the bike ride even better.

Since the kayaking here is limited to the salt water marsh, we decided to go exploring in the city of Savannah. We took the dogs as we were told that Savannah was very dog friendly. Our first stop was at the visitor’s information center in the city. We received great advice for a walking tour of the historic area and riverfront. The boys were with us and got their first “city hike” experience. The tour was very informative and we learned some historic facts around the city. The city was a “planned” city and has park squares every 3-4 blocks.  It’s very lovely and we were amazed at the huge live oak trees everywhere! The historic buildings and homes were magnificent. Looking at the original cobblestone roads and brick seawalls was amazing; making us think about how this city has been around since the early 1700’s.  After a couple of hours, we decided to head back to the campground.

After arriving back at camp, we took care of some housekeeping and getting ready for dinner and the evening. We prepared hamburgers for dinner and Kurt made a campfire. As the evening went on, we went inside the RV since the temperature was getting colder as the fire waned.  We settled down inside for some TV and updates on the hurricane. Bedtime was upon us and we were tired, as we did have an active day.

Day 22 – (Saturday 10-27-12) Heading to Savannah

Due to Hurricane Sandy’s weather effects in S. Carolina, we decided to cut out a day early and head to Savannah. We disconnected and shut down the RV in a misting rain and some wind. The drive south today is only about 3 hours, so we will arrive there late afternoon.  We drove mostly the back roads to see the local flavor of the south. The drive was uneventful, after a stop at Walmart to provision more food and supplies. We arrived at Skidaway Island State Park near Savannah around 4:30 pm. We were able to pick our RV site and found one that backs up to a natural area and the campsite was HUGE! The dogs love it, as we allowed them to run and roam free with our supervision. The campground was sparsely occupied, probably many cancelled due to the storm.  We setup quickly and got ready to make dinner; which was tacos and guacamole, one of our favorites!

We went to bed fairly early and wanted to be rested for whatever the next day had in store for us.