The final ride was not easy but not even a final rain storm could dampen our enthusiasm, John also managed two more flat tires, losing that challenge 7-3.
Thinking back I maybe over played the difficulties we faced, indeed these challenges made the days uncertain AND interesting. I told Mike he would make a formidable competitor on the TV show, Amazing Race.
But I digress...Fricken SAVANNAH!!!!!
On Dec 10th, 1864..General Sherman and 60,000 Union Soldiers decended into Savannah with approved orders from Lincoln and Grant to destroy the 10,000 man Confederate army and all else in front of him.
He did neither. The Confederate army abandoned Savannah and Sherman spared the city and its citizens.
It is hard to describe the beauty of this historic, mystifying city. It has 33 unique city square parks laid out in checker board fashion. There are no skyscrapers, Spanish moss drape from the trees, the river walk where the slave ships would unload their cargo is bustling with restaurants and night life, and 10 story high cargo ships seemingly larger than the city itself float past.
I was here 25 years ago and much of the charm from then, and even the colonial times remain.
We took a free ferry across the river and had a celebration beer and pizza....we were done for the day.
Today we toured the city on bikes....see pics.
Now I really don't know how to best conclude this blog without sounding too sappy...but I do want to leave you with an idea about watching corn grow. When we started, the corn in Massacuettes was bearly breaking the surface and as we moved down the coast to the south you couldn't help but notice how each day the corn was noticably taller, knee high by the time we reached Virginia and almost full grown in Georgia.
You can see this if you travel at bike speed...but not in a car or plane...you can't see it if you walk or run. The thing is, what we see as normal depends somewhat on the speed we travel
Want to see something new? Change your speed. I can guarantee a discovery awaits you, even though I don't know what it is. Faster or slower, there is a known unknown adventure before you.
A awesome trip and your depiction of the activities was great. I felt I was there :-)
ReplyDeleteI am inspired by this and look forward to our adventure ;-)
congrats. Glad it didn't turn into half train, half bike trip.
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