Ghostbusters

May 4 – May 12, 2014

Our adventure took us to two cities that are considered to be a bit haunted. Now when we decided to have our path go this direction it was done so without this knowledge. Not that it would have changed our minds’, it was an interesting thing to learn about Savannah Georgia and Hilton Head Island South Carolina.

Our first stop was Savannah where we stayed a few days. We stayed at a nice RV park about 15 miles from town in a wooded area. Izzy had fun trying to catch all the squirrels. She still hasn’t quite figured out how to be faster than they are.

We headed to town the first afternoon and enjoyed touring the river side of town. Our timing was good as we saw this ship coming toward town. We were pretty amazed at how such a large ship would fit through this part of the river as when you see it up close it is pretty massive. It did make it under the bridge.

Hope it fits under the bridge

 

The walk along the river provides one with a great look at the historic waterfront.  Savannah emerged as Georgia’s first city in 1733 and was originally conceived as a buffer against Spanish-controlled Florida, Georgia served as a bustling colonial British outpost in the earliest days.

A Nice Dedication

Cruising the Savannah River

Up River

 

Centuries ago, ships packed with ballast unloaded their stones, paving River Street with its distinctive cobblestones and allowing ships to load up with natural resources harvested from coastal Georgia. As you walk River Street today you are on the original stones.

Presence

River Street

Vintage

 

During our wandering we stumbled upon a place that provides tours of the ghostly nature. We learned that the American Institute of Parapsychology has named Savannah “America’s Most Haunted City”. We decided to take the tour and check things out. The tour guide was entertaining and provided great facts about the town, some of the town squares (22 still around today), beautiful buildings and architecture, and two of Savannah’s most haunted venues.

Waiting to go ghost hunting

Our Ghost Tour Guide

 

The site of the former Gribble House is said to be haunted as a triple murder took place at this location in 1909. We entered the building and learned of the killing of three women with an axe. One of those murdered was Mrs. Gribble.

Describing the Murders

They say it's alive with spirits

 

The final stop was at the Perkin’s & Son’s Ship Chandlery where you were entertained by a storyteller describing what life was like along River Street a long time ago and the haunting of the place with a black cat.

On our way to town we saw a sign for a golf course and knew we had to play there. You see it is Henderson Golf Club.

We enjoyed a couple of rounds and were impressed with the course. We also found the wildlife to be friendly. Well sort-of.

Teeing Off at the Henderson Golf Club

Family

 

Hogging the Tee Box

Do you think he is smiling?

Heading to the water 

 

 

Hilton Head Island gave us a chance to enjoy some beautiful sunrises and sunsets. It doesn’t have quite the haunting declaration that Savannah does but the locals claim there are places that are haunted.

This small cemetery was close to where we were staying. We don’t think it is haunted but there are people buried here from the mid-1800’s through this year.

Peaceful

Guarding the Cemetery

There is quite a history to the island with the Spanish leaving their mark in 1521. Plantations were established starting in 1698. The Civil War was one of the busiest times on the island. Nearly 30,000 Union troops were stationed on Hilton Head after the “Battle of Port Royal Sound” on November 7, 1861.

We headed to the beach one afternoon for a nice walk. It was a bit busy as the weather was hot and sunny plus it was Saturday.

Hilton Head Beach Houses

Steve read some local fishing information and wanted to try one more time for some great tasting fish. We chartered a local Captain that was known to find the Cobia fish in the area. We had a taste of this while we were in the Florida Keys and thoroughly enjoyed it.

The morning was a bit cool but we knew the day would warm up quickly. We anchored at the spot where success at catching Cobia has occurred and casted our lines. We were kept busy with catching fish but I must admit they were not Cobia. We kept landing Atlantic sharks. While they were fun to catch and you definitely got a work out, we let them go in hopes they wouldn’t scare away what we wanted.

Sunrise on the water

Don't know what I have yet

Tory's Catch and Captain Miles

Do you think it's something we can keep? Not

 

 

We were out for six hours and didn’t get any fish for the freezer. We were disappointed but that’s fishing and we did get to enjoy a great day on the river.

The RV park we stayed at was next to the water so my walks with Izzy provided great sunrise and sunset views.



 

So Cute 

Our View

 

Sunrise Happenings

 

Sunset

 

We got the trailer ready for moving on early Monday morning. We are beginning the journey along the Appalachian Trail but will spend a few days near Augusta first. More to come from SIT.