Thursday, April 13 - A Day in Savannah

Thursday, April 13 - A Day in Savannah

During the night, I waked up to a strange whirring sound.  I tried to ignore it, but worried that it might be something that would get worse, so I finally waked Danny up.  After checking everything, he decided it was the strong current turning the propeller.  Who knew that could happen?

The current is very strong, bringing lots of trash up against the back of the boat as the tide comes in, washing it away as it goes back out.

We went to Two Broken Eggs for breakfast, a quaint little place with huge biscuits! Be sure to read the bathroom sign.

Then we walked around town looking for a bank that would give us cash on our credit card.  Savannah is such a beautiful town, walking around for any reason is a treat.  

We are docked right behind River Street Market, so of course we had to shop.  Didn't buy a thing, but we were intrigued by the wind spinners, especially the UGA one.  Lunch time - the Naked Dog hot dog stand was in the courtyard of the market, with a gentleman playing the guitar.  Doesn't get much better. 

  

BIG NEWS - we got the TV satellite fixed!  Danny had called two technicians, one finally called us back this morning.  He said our system was ancient, but now we should be able to get everything except local channels all the time, local channels when we are close to a metropolitan area.  As soon as he left, Danny took a nap in front of the TV.

A Looper boat pulled in behind us this afternoon.  It was David and Karen that we had met on Cumberland Island.  They are headed for Charleston, too, and warned us we might have trouble finding space in a marina because of Race Week.  

By now, everybody knows that we are boat freaks.  Here are some pictures to prove it, all taken while we were docked downtown.

   

The protrusion on the front of cargo ships is called a bulbous bow which modifies the way water flows around the hull,  reducing drag and increasing speed, range, fuel efficiency, and stability.  (Thank you, Google). Notice the wake in front of the bow.

The bridge on many of the boats is huge, stretching across the entire boat.

I took this to show how high the cargo containers are stacked.  Since the stern of the boat is out of the water, it would appear the boat is still not fully loaded.

The living quarters are below the bridge.  We would like to cruise on a cargo ship someday.  

I loved this huge No Smoking sign!

There were lots of tugs going up and down, but none powering the boats along this stretch.