We packed into the car all the clothes we didn't need to carry back with us on the plane and cleared the car of all the 'valuable' items like the Garmin and other small electronics that are easily stolen.
Once this was completed we drove to the local Hertz rental location, where I had booked a car for us to drive on Monday to Atlanta airport. Wendy noticed that the licence plates of our rental car, a Toyota Corolla, were from Ohio. We don't seem able to get away from the Buckeyes!!
We collected the car, which I drove to the shippers, while Wendy followed me in the Landcruiser. It's always sad to say goodbye to our reliable 'steed', but also exciting to think that we can now start planning where our next drive will be.
The two Landcruisers parked at JAX before they are 'stuffed' into a 40ft container for the transatlantic crossing to the UK.
Once we had dealt with handing over all the paperwork that the shippers need to ship the car out of the US, we drove in the Hertz car back to our hotel.
Shortly after we had returned to our room, we saw this container ship passing down the river. It is an impressive sight to be so close to these giant ships as they pass by.
We decided to have a walk around Old Savannah and our first stop, where we had drinks and a snack, was the Olde Pink House restaurant and bar, suggested by Brett and Amanda when we met them on Captiva Island.
From there, we walked across Reynolds Square. In the centre of the square was a statue to John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church. He was the leader of the Georgia colony between 1736 and 1737.
Across the square is the Owens-Thomas House, a famous old Savannah home. We could have taken a guided tour but, as that took 40 minutes, we decided against it.
We walked on through the lovely tree-lined squares with their grand old houses. Savannah is a very beautiful city.
We walked the short distance to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist.
The 2,081 pipe organ made of solid White Oak.
We then turned round to return to our hotel. Near to it is the City Hall, with its golden dome..
When we were nearly at the hotel, Wendy decided to have some 'retail therapy' in the antiques mall next door, while I went back to our room to post this blog.
Tonight we are driving out to Tybee Island, which is known as Savannah's beach, to have dinner and watch the sunset.
Finally, I must thank Wendy for all today's photos, as I had decided not to take my camcorder with me.
Postscript.
We had a lovely evening meal at AJ's Beachfront restaurant in Tybee. We drove the 18 miles from Savannah to Tybee Island and arrived at the restaurant just before 7pm. We were told that there was at least a 90 minute wait for a table. We went and sat in the outside 'waiting area' and had a drink and a spinach dip. As the day became cooler, it was the perfect way to enjoy the evening. After just over an hour, we sat down for our meal as the sun was setting.
We both had wonderful-tasting fish - mahi-mahi and flounder. Adding to the occasion was a live singer, whose songs included Don Maclean's 'American Pie'. With the sun sinking below the horizon, what more could we want?
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE BUCKEYES???
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