Savannah to Charleston

Savannah to Charleston

We had been looking forward to seeing Savannah, GA as we had heard good things about the

 historic areas of town. As we entered the port we realized that we had not known what a 

large industrial port it was. We were prepared to take a trolley tour around the city, but

 were totally unprepared for the weather, which was very wet and windy. Savannah has only 

recently become a stop for cruise ships and the port area where we docked was not set up 

very well. We all walked a distance in the rain to get on the buses the Port Authority had 

arranged for those not going on organized tours. The bus dropped us off in the lower port

 area which is extremely touristy and we all had to walk up cobblestone streets to the 

upper level where the historic parts of town were located. We, like many others,

 walked  around for 30 minutes and took the return bus to the ship where we had a hot

 shower and spent  the rest of the day reading. 

The weather improved as we left the port and we could see 

 that the city was pretty interesting, but by then it was too late. Maybe on another 

trip...Charleston is only 95 nautical miles up the coast so we cruised along pretty 

slowly during the evening and overnight. 

Dinner was at Red Ginger where the food is 

certainly a change from the usual Oceania fare, with a Thai twist and interesting 

combinations of food and beautiful dishes. The finale is your choice of a number of teas 

served in lovely glass pots. Next time I will have the White Pear and Ginger again!

 Rob stuck with the Orange Pekoe.