Family, Friends & Rally Trip

We're going to pack a lot into this trip!  We left home on Friday the 21st and drove to Savannah, GA to the Visitor Center.  We parked in the parking lot for $14.00 for 48 hours.  There were no connections, but surrounding parks were $40.00 per night, so my frugality won.  There were a lot of RV's parked there, so we weren't lonely.  We took the Old Trolley Tour on Sat.  We rode around to all 16 stops and then back to River Front where we ate lunch at the Shrimp Factory, walked around a bit, then caught the trolley back to the parking lot.  Gene had seen the ice cream place, so he rode back to enjoy ice cream.  I took a nap.  There were many beautiful homes, magnificent architecture, parks and squares.  It was a great tour.
Sunday we drove down to Forsyth Park to take pictures & then on to Orangeburg, SC to The Oaks, a retirement center.  We had been to a seminar last June and were told to "stop in for a tour"  when we were up that way.  We were put up in an apartment in the Walsh building for two nights, fed abundantly in the dining room and given a tour of the campus.  They have homes, duplexes, apartments and assisted living units.  It was a lovely place, but I realized I have a lot more living to do before I "retire"!

Glenna & Susie at Savannah Visitor Center

The doll you see in the pictures, is our Escapees Chapter mascot, Susie Sunshine.  She travels with whomever "adopts" her and sees a lot of our beautiful country.

The next installment will be our drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway.