Magnolia Springs State Park GA

Magnolia Springs State Park GA

The Long Shadows of Fall

On The Road

One of our camping spots this week was Magnolia Springs State Park in Georgia.  It was a really nice park with great hiking trails.  Now that we are in The South, we have to start watching out for Gators, Snakes, and giant spiders.  So far we have only seen the Giant Spiders.  I couldn't get a good photo of it but the body was like an inch long and with the legs it was about 4 inches. It's called a Golden Silk Orb-weaver.  I assume this will just get more and more common as we head south.  

The Coffee Ritual

This is the very pretty natural spring at Magnolia Springs.

Just a quick post from the road.  That's it for today.  If you missed yesterday's post you can find it here.

An Evening in Savanna GA

 Savannah, GA

Selfie with The Savannah River behind us

Savannah, GA

This morning we did the short 1.5 hour drive from Magnolia Springs State Park to our Embassy Suites Hotel in Savanah Georgia.  We arrived a little after noon and check in is at 3pm so we checked to see if we could at least park if a room wasn't ready but happily there was a room waiting for us and we were able to get checked in really early. Shortly we were walking to downtown Savannah to check out the scene.  

Savannah is amazing!  The downtown was hopping with people, dogs and drinks.  There are tons of places to eat and the vibe is great.  If you saw yesterday's post I talked about the whole downtown area being open container friendly.  When you order a beer they ask if you want it for here or to go.  If you choose to go they give you a plastic cup.  We swung by Moon River Brewing to have a pint and check out the dogs in costume.  We hit a great weekend to be here with Francis because Wag-a-ween is going on.  Downtown is packed with people and their dogs in costumes.  

Cool Neon Sign

Open containers allowed with organic drink holders!

Octoberfest is still going strong down here

Doggo wants to attack water!

Poe continues to stalk us.

New Brewery!

No Doubt Tribute Band!

After checking out downtown we headed back to the room to drop off Francis and clean up. We headed to The Bamboo Room to check off Tiki in Georgia.  It's located above Sorry Charlies Oyster House so you have to go in and find the elevator.

That's it for today.  Tomorrow we pack up and get closer to Florida.  We still have one more stay in Georgia.  If you missed yesterday's post you can see it here.

Savanah, GA and Open Containers and Dogs

 Savanah, GA

The cross hashed areas are where you can have an open container in Savanah!

Visiting Savanah GA

When we are on the road we camp as much as makes sense because we enjoy it and it helps offset more expensive stays.  Savanah would normally be an expensive stay but we have built up enough points using our Hilton Amex to make it a free stay.  The free part doesn't include the pet fee or parking but it's a lot less expensive than paying for it all.  When we visit a new city I try to do a bit of research and the fact that Savanah is one of the few places in the US that allows open containers in certain areas caught my attention.  Our Embassy Suites Hotel sits right in the middle of the open container area (we didn't know this at the time of booking).

 Savanah is awesome!  There are dogs everywhere and bars everywhere.  We are staying in the The Embassy Suites and were able to check in early.  Apparently this went live before I could finish it.  Sorry to you that read it before it was done.  

We rolled into town at about noon and there was a room for us.  We got settled and then hit the downtown area.  

Tonight we will hit a tiki bar in Atlanta and enjoy more of Savannah. Savannah seems like a great place.  We have 2 more weeks on the road and then Baton Rouge!  

If you missed yesterday's post you can find it here.