Robin & Steve In Ordinary Time: Restless...let's go to Savannah!

Saturday I said I was anxious to get the new coach on the road. Sunday Robin said we don't have anything going on this week and next so lets go somewhere! How about Savannah? We loved our trip here 2 years ago.

So we're doing it.

7 Feb 2017 Ship's Log: departed Indian Springs at 0927 - arrived Savannah at 1617. 288 miles. Burned 40 gal of diesel per the vehicle computer. Averaged 6.9MPG.

Great trip on all back roads (maybe 15 miles on interstate around Columbia. Easy route: US 321 from Hickory all the way to Savannah. 4 lane in many areas and lightly traveled elsewhere. Love going through small towns. In one small stretch of about 40 miles we went through Europe it seemed. Towns named: Denmark; Norway; Sweden; Bamburg!!! Really. Most had 1 traffic light, or less.

Checked into Red Gate RV Park. LINK We loved it last time and it is even better now. Will add some pictures. Nature and horses everywhere yet we're minutes from downtown.

Below you will see a honker Marathon Motorhome. The trailer costs more than our RV. I think their car is a Jag. This Marathon site gives a clue as to what that rig is..easily a mil $. Great for them! Lot's of workers made money building that coach. LINK

All part of the park. Lots of trails to walk in nature

Yes Carder...Goats

That big black honker looks amazing. Its a Marathon, the custom built ones that bands use

8 Feb 2017 Did a drive around the historic district enjoying the many beautiful squares and parks. Savannah is one of our favorite places.

Had a fantastic lunch in the Sweet Spice Restaurant LINK. What a fantastic place. Everything is made from scratch and with such skill. Sweet Spice is a good name. It is a perfect blend of the two with neither one over powering the other. Great staff too. "T T" is such a nice lady. It is a small place in a small strip mall with just a few tables. Most do take out. If in Savannah, go to it.

9 Feb 2017 Lazed around again a read books. Of course, we ate. Another fantastic place that has been around since 1949! Love's Seafood on US 17 a little south of the city. LINK My shrimp and onion rings were fantastic and Robin loved her salmon. Beautiful view of the river. This place is amazing: they can handle 350 people!

10 Feb 2017 Had some proposal work today so we did nothing noteworthy. Girls: Mom was in her Woodbury sweat shirt all day.

Since Wifi sucked I did a telecon in the office. Whilst there I overheard some Brit movie guys discussing a filming here of a TV series about a Brit couple coming to the US and RV'ing. At least that is what I think I heard. The area is VERY telegenic. Anxious to see if this happens.

11 Feb 2017 Today we moved to a different site (C1) and it is fantastic. Right on a lake and pretty much by ourselves. Animals have had a ball swimming and off leash.

I thought Labs hunted geese? Bruno could care less.

Dog Cat (Minoux) by the table. Enjoying it too.

12 Feb 2017 High Mass! Bells and Smells! We decided to go to Mass today. It counts as a Baptist service for Robin since the name of the curch is "Cathedral of St. John the Baptist". :-). Beautiful Cathedral. LINK

We thought it would be a regular Mass. Nope. High Mass. Bishops with their mitre hats and a Shepard's Crook.

Bells and smells. ("Colloquial term for the elaborate ritual style common in many Anglo-catholic parishes. In this expression, "bells" refers to the ringing of bells at various points during the eucharist. "Smells" refers to the use of incense. This term is used pejoratively by some, playfully by others.")

Huge choir and huge organ and a couple of trumpets. Occasion was a Georgia Diocese wide "Gold and Silver Marriage Jubliee Mass". Probably a 100+ couples celebrating their 25th or 50th wedding anniversary with a renewal of their vows. It was a very moving Mass.

Robin and I decided that we'll come back on our 25th. Only 22 years to go. Doubt we'll make the 50th.

Afterwards we walked around the neighborhood. We love Savannah.

Last trip we ate at the famous Clary's and loved it. Turned out we were right at it and they had a table. Only been around since 1903 and is in many movies. Their website LINK. It was great again.

After all this we just lazed around at the park. A great day.

13 February 2017 Today we caught up on some errands such as getting stuff at Camping World and Home Depot, just some minor things for the RV.

Of course we ate a late lunch. Per Trip Adviser, the #1, out of 677 places, to eat in Savannah was just up the road. Why yes, it was. It was next door to our Sweet Spice Jamaican restaurant that we mention in the 8 Feb posting! Joe's Homemade Cafe LINK. Another small (5 tables) family run operation. Had a great meal. Amazing for a small strip mall restaurant to be #1 in all of Savannah, I think. But the Sweet Spice is high also: 64th of 677!!! AND we walked next door and got a to go order for supper from the Sweet Spice and said hello to "T T".

Then a long walk around the park with the dogs. We love Savannah!

14 February 2017

Valentines Day Lunch

We had a great meal at Paula Deen's for Valentines. Excellent country cooking.

Afterwards we drove around the historic district and walked along the river.

We love Savannah!

15 Feb 2017

Last say in Savanna. Rain and windy. We we to the commissary at Hunter Army Airfield. Then we went to a German/Belgian restaurant, The Biere House LINK Excellent German food and Belgian beer.