After my trip to Alabama, I drove to Savannah, GA to do some historic sightseeing. As I was driving in, I was happy I made the decision to keep going after I hit New Orleans. I think I would have regretted it if I turned back and went back to California. Now I can really say I did a real "cross-country" roadtrip.
Savannah was always one of the cities that interested me since it had so much historic value dating back to both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. I guess this fascination came from watching movies like "Gone With the Wind." The city itself was pretty well preserved since General Sherman spared it (for the most part) from this scorched earth policy in his March to the Sea campaign in the Civil War. Many of the older, historic buildings were preserved and the architecture of the buildings were amazing.
The street of the historic district was filled with live oaks with spanish moss growing on them. There were squares and parks every few block to commemorate founders and historic figures of the city with people giving walking tours and musicians playing. Cool little bars, pubs, and taverns are around every corner made it a pretty fun place to come visit. There was also an open container law so you can take your drink to go. I would have compare Savannah to a much cleaner and tamed version of New Orleans.
Since I was only in Savannah for 2 nights, I wanted to make sure I at least played one course here. I booked a 7:40am tee time at the Club at Savannah Harbor on the second day so I can walk the course before it got too hot and have time to do some more sightseeing in the afternoon. The course is a site of the Champions Tour and designed by Robert Cupp and Sam Snead. The course is laid out as a links style course in the middle of a marsh. Not too many trees and REALLY fast greens (probably a 12 on the greens.) Great fun course to play at. I was paired up with a member and he told me he pays $1800 for the year for club membership and he can come out to play anytime. Man, I wish we had that in SF! After my round I went back to the hotel to shower up, take a nap, and did a historic bus tour of Savannah. Rode around the city and stopped at the city market area, got a peach sangria, and headed to Paula Deen's restaurant. I do love my southern foods but it doesn't love me back since I think I've gained some weight eating all the fried chicken, mac & cheese, grits, etc.
Here are the pics from Savannah. Enjoy!
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