Skidaway Island State Park is about 15 miles from Savannah. The park has several hiking trails, a visitor center, gift shop and 87 pull-through campsites with water, electric and cable. We spent our first day hiking and checking out the visitor center. We’ve heard that the noseeums can be bad there, but we had no problem in cool, breezy weather.
Our second day, we drove into Savannah. Last year, we spent 2 days walking through all 22 squares, the riverfront and Forsyth Park (roughly 10 – 11 miles, since we walked to some areas twice). This year we decided to take a trolley tour, expecting we might learn more about Savannah. Most trolley tours allow you to get on and off the trolleys all day, so it’s a great way to see the entire historic district in one day. We didn’t feel that we learned $40 dollars worth of history, but we did get to see most of the area more quickly. We walked along the waterfront, listened to some live music and met up with our friend, Linda, who happened to be in the area. It was fun to catch up with our friend from the Detroit standup paddle race days.
It was a great place to spend a couple of days, on our way to Murrells Inlet.
Huge pull-thru campsite at Skidaway Island State ParkHIking at Skidaway Island State ParkHIking at Skidaway Island State ParkSkeleton of a Giant Ground Sloth in the visitor center at Skidaway island state park. These creatures were in North America during the last ice age, which was11,700 years to 2.6 million years ago.Savannah City Hall. Designed by architect Hyman Witcover, the building was built between 1904 and 1905.Forsyth Park FountainForsyth Park. The tall statue is the Confederate Monument, which commemorates Savannah’s “Confederate Dead.” The smaller statue is Lafayette McLaws, who was a major general in the Confederate Army. This is one of many confederate monuments in the country, that have been vandalized in recent years. I wonder if some of the stains are a result of the spray paint.One of hundreds of participants in the SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) annual chalk art festival in Forsyth ParkOne of hundreds of participants in the SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) annual chalk art festival in Forsyth ParkThe Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist. It is the oldest Catholic Church in GeorgiaThe Waving Girl Statue on the Savannah waterfront. Florence Martus (1868-1943) is remembered by this statue showing her greeting ships as they came in.The Georgia Queen Riverboat, SavannahSavannah
