Friday, March 25, 2011

East Coast Bound--Day 23

Good news, a little bad news and a trip back to historic Savannah.

Talked to the folks at the auto body shop this morning. They were hoping to have our car completed by today but that did not happen. They had all the parts in but had not gotten it to the paint shop. Looks like that will not happen until Monday. So we are still "stranded" here on this beautiful island for a few more days. The good news was that the City of Tybee is picking up the cost of the RV Park, which would have been $45.00 per day for weekdays and $55.00 for weekend days. I had been discussing this with the folks from the cities insurance company but was glad to see the city was just going to take care of that themselves. We also were told we can remain on our site for as long as needed so that means we won't have to unhook and move the coach. It is unfortunate that all this happened but we have to admit that everyone has been just great and have done everything they can to accommodate us. I've told several people that if you have to be stranded somewhere Savannah is one of the better places to be stranded.

This afternoon we headed back down to the historic section of downtown Savannah. All the flowers are in bloom here and the city is beautiful. Parking downtown, like about any large city, is a real problem. After circling several blocks looking for a place to park we wound up in an underground parking garage. Actually, we wound up four levels below ground, under some of the historic buildings, before we found a space. First stop was the City Market area for lunch at the Cafe at City Market, where we had eaten last week. This is a great place to eat, out on their patio. Afterwards we just wondered around the downtown area looking through the many shops there for the tourist trade. We worked our way north to River Street, which is a couple of levels below the main part of town. One of the shops was a candy store/factory. We were fascinated in watching a machine that made salt water taffy. It was a tiring afternoon but with nice weather we had a good time in old Savannah.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Yup, the wonderful south in Springtime everything is so fresh and pretty and the humidity hasn't started to become unbearable. Enjoy your stay.

Shelley said...

Love the red-wheeled flower cart!