Day 3 Miles: 237
Total Miles: 859
Day 3 Expenses: $79
Activities- $39
Food- $40
* We got up early enough to whip up pancakes & sausage for breakfast, take a quick walk around the camp & then check-out to start our day! We drove back to the Old Town Trolley office for the daytime tour, our first experience with a "hop-on/ hop-off" tour. We "hopped" on the trolley at the Visitor's Center. There was a tour guide narrating all the different sites, and we were able to get off at several different spots, but we decided to stay on and just see everything from inside since we didn't have a lot of time, and we saw a lot yesterday.
(Forsyth Park fountain)
(Davenport House)
(Pirate's House- built in 1753)
(Historic River Street, with cute cobblestone streets)
For lunch we ate out yet again (we just wanted to splurge in what seems like a really good region for food!). Anyone we talked to about places to eat in Savannah said go to Clary's Cafe. It's amazing how this little hole-in-the wall cafe that used to be a drug store is so popular, and so delicious. We had Crab Cakes Benedict and a Country Fried Steak, and a chocolate malt shake-- so good!
* Back in the RV we go-- a two hour trek almost to the Florida state line to the Okefenokee National Forest. The Okefenokee Swamp is considered the largest "blackwater" swamp in North America-- basically a slow-moving river that picks up vegetation that makes it look "black."
We were able to get on a 3:00 Tour boat- a "Carolina Skiff" (like a pontoon boat) for an hour and a half ride through the Suwannee Canal. The guide told us all about the plants and wildlife along the way. We saw several of the same kinds of animals we saw Monday at the Plantation-- some egrets, some herons & ibis, an alligator, and we also saw a wood stork. It really was pretty and also quite relaxing.
We were able to get on a 3:00 Tour boat- a "Carolina Skiff" (like a pontoon boat) for an hour and a half ride through the Suwannee Canal. The guide told us all about the plants and wildlife along the way. We saw several of the same kinds of animals we saw Monday at the Plantation-- some egrets, some herons & ibis, an alligator, and we also saw a wood stork. It really was pretty and also quite relaxing.
Okefenokee Guided Boat Tour- $19.50/ ea.
* We traveled on from there to our overnight destination in St. Augustine, Florida, another two hour drive. This was our first night trying out "boondocking," a little tip we learned from some other RV trippers. Through a search on "Boondockers Welcome" website, we found a lady in St. Augustine who opened up her driveway for us to park for free. She was so nice and helpful and chatted with us a little as we got settled, even offered us electric hook-up. This was also our first night to actually cook in the RV. We made some spaghetti with a salad. We got to enjoy a nice quiet night to catch up on journaling, play some cards, and just rest!
* We traveled on from there to our overnight destination in St. Augustine, Florida, another two hour drive. This was our first night trying out "boondocking," a little tip we learned from some other RV trippers. Through a search on "Boondockers Welcome" website, we found a lady in St. Augustine who opened up her driveway for us to park for free. She was so nice and helpful and chatted with us a little as we got settled, even offered us electric hook-up. This was also our first night to actually cook in the RV. We made some spaghetti with a salad. We got to enjoy a nice quiet night to catch up on journaling, play some cards, and just rest!
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