Day 3 - Charleston

We headed to downtown Charleston as our final stop to peek around before our flight. We drove to the south end, the Battery, to see its park, waterfront, and enormous and impressive mansions. We even got to see a lot of birds at the park. After that we drove north to the historic downtown and ate a quick bite at the famous Fleet Landing, a fun restaurant in what was an old navy building. Last stop was the town pier and its view of the harbor and Fort Sumter. There was a lot we didn't see yet in this area and I hope to go back - just not during a heat dome event with extreme heat warnings and temperatures of 102F! Charlotte was a great travel companion and I thoroughly enjoyed sharing our trip together!

 

Savannah, Day 3 - Historic Savannah & Bonaventure Cemetery

Good things about the morning: sleeping in, getting a bonus drink at Starbucks when they made the wrong one by accident, enjoying the beautiful homes, gardens, squares, and streets of historic Savannah. Not so good things: the unbelievable heat and humidity (102F, folks), the beautiful white fountain being gone for renovation at Forsyth Square, the Forest Gump bench being removed from its original location to a museum so the scene can't be recreated, and Charlotte being totally irritable because of the heat. But we persevered, I loved the walk around the town, and we even had time to shower again before checking out of the hotel.

After that, we drove to Bonaventure Cemetery and stopped in the visitor center. Most cemeteries don't have visitor centers, but this one is unique and even handed out maps. The effort put into plots, carvings, monuments, statues, and tombs is incredible and an art form. It wasn't spooky during the bright sunny day, but I can imagine it feel quite mysterious and connected to the paranormal in the night.