Savannah

On Monday we took the trolley around Savannah.

There are 15 stops around the city and you can get off and get back on at anytime.  

First stop was at the Museum where we learned about Juliet Low.  This year is the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts (1912 - 2012):

Next stop was the Juliet Low House and we took a tour of the house.  

Judy bought postcards and took pictures of the house and rooms (for all you Girl Scouts!):

  

And the Gift Shop has a lot of my (our) money now!!  Anyway, it was fun.

Savannah has 22 squares throughout the city – small parks with statues of famous/interesting people, etc.  We got off at this one that has an interesting fountain.

This tree is over 250 years old:

One of Savannah's favorite stories involves the life of Florence Martus (1868 - 1943), who was known well by Savannahians and sailors of the sea as the Waving Girl. The daughter of a sergeant stationed at Fort Pulaski, Florence later moved to a cottage along the river near the entrance of the harbor with her brother George, the Cockspur Island Lighthouse keeper.

As the story goes, life at the remote cottage was lonely for Florence whose closest companion was her devoted collie. At an early age, she developed a close affinity with the passing ships and welcomed each one with a wave of her handkerchief. Sailors began returning her greeting by waving back or with a blast of the ship's horn. Eventually Florence started greeting the ships arriving in the dark by waving a lantern.

Florence Martus continued her waving tradition for 44 years and it is estimated that she welcomed more than 50,000 ships during her lifetime. There is a lot of unsubstantiated speculation about Florence having fallen in love with a sailor who never returned to Savannah. The facts, however, about why she started and continued the waving traditionfor so many years remain a mystery.

In any event, Florence Martus grew into a Savannah legend, known far and wide. On September 27, 1943, the SS Florence Martus, a Liberty ship, was christened in her honor.

Toward the end of our tour, we were in the downtown area and decided to get off and eat an early dinner at the Moon River Brewing Company. 

Very good food and beer!  

Saw this sign for Lady Chablis. She was in the movie "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.  Apparently she is still performing.

All in all, it was a good day with very little rain to discourage us!!