Aurevoir, Florida! Bonjour, Savannah!

“Woodie” made sure we were up for an early start. Our destination was Savannah. Georgia but there was no rush.  We decided rather to meander though Florida's interior with an overnight in Orlando. A good decision! Florida's interior is both beautiful and interesting. We took in part of a baseball game (spring training), loved the orange groves, and enjoyed meeting Floridians along the way.

By Sunday, we were in Savannah, Georgia...a city steeped in tradition, history and famous for its ghosts of the Civil War. The city is home of King Cotton, Southern hospitality, and of course, The Food Network's Paula Deen.


Savannah is a true city of the “Ol' South”. Only its modern harbour facilities along the Savannah River remind us that history has moved on. 

Turn your back, and you step into history, cotton, and everything “Suthern”.

Savannah's twenty-two charming “town squares” are a reminder that this city, planned in 1733 by James Oglethrope, was meant to be a place... 


where its citizens came together for....

Beautiful parks!

The Savannah Cotton Exchange

for a walk, social occasions, 
trade, and everyday interaction.

Love birds?

Just look at this passage way.

Of course, its beautiful river 
and hidden passages, make it a place for lovers of all kinds.

Note the canon.

Linda on one set stairs 

leading up from the river.

All in all, our stay  was wonderful.  

In fact, we both think that the city will soon rival any North American urban tourist destination, given the apparent determination by the city fathers to do so and the material they have to work with.

A typical house in Charleston

A wonderful group we were able to see twice.

Next on to Charleston, South Carolina.

Returning to our hotel, we learned on the evening weather report of an upcoming snow storm, said to be the largest storm of the winter season, to cross the mid-Atlantic. 

Behind Linda, the second 

largest sailboat in the world

What to do? 

Not wanting to have to fight snow, plows, bad driving, and salty roads, the race was on. 

The next morning we were up early with a window of 20 hours to get through the snow zone dry. 17 hours later, we were in Cortland, New York.  A quick look at the weather channel and already the storm was hitting Washington and Pennsylvania.

As for Ottawa, it was a sorry sight, having been through its own earlier snow storm. 

Needless to say, a little outside work was awaiting us. 

Everything fell into place quickly and not a minute of the CIS Basketball Championship at Scotia Bank Place was missed.

Needless to say, we were lucky enough to have great seats.

Go Carleton U.!

The cherry on a great cake. The Ravens won the CIS championship.

In May, we're off to Europe! We'd love for you to follow us.

Bye!