Then we drove to Bonaventure Cemetery. It was originally a plantation years ago and now many famous Georgians are buried there, including Johnny Mercer.
There were some really old burials and some unusual headstones.
This little girl, Gracie Watson, died of pneumonia in 1889 at the age of 6. This is one of the most photographed monuments in the cemetery.
Graves with a ‘ring’ around them were not Stacy’s favorite. Until we came across one that had flowers planted in the ring. Then she decided it wouldn’t be so bad if the ring had a purpose.
There were several graves for children. Too sad.
When we finished touring the cemetery, I got a call that my oldest nephew, Kolbee, was in the hospital. He was a sick little boy. Luckily he was released Friday afternoon. So this is a shout-out to Kolbee. I’m glad you’re feeling better!
Next we went to Wormsloe Plantation (1745), home of Noble Jones from the first Georgia settlers from England. There are only tabby ruins left. Tabby refers to a mixture of oyster shells, sand, lime and water. It makes very strong walls and used quite a bit in Savannah, including some streets.
The plantation is most famous for its Live Oak Avenue. If only we had a horse-drawn carriage….
Live oaks naturally twist and created this canopy. There were more than 400 trees planted by one of Noble Jones’ relatives in the late 1800s. Live oaks are called ‘live’ because they never completely loose all their leaves through the seasons.
The plantation is next to a marsh with an observation deck. It looked like really thick soupy mud with fields of grass. We decided to try an experiment to see if we could drop something and make it sink. We gathered sticks from the area and let the bombs fly. It failed miserably! We decided they weren’t heavy enough but no one was willing to walk in it to test out the ‘quicksand’ theory.
We drove to Leopold's for lunch. We ordered sandwiches and it seemed to take forever to prepare. Stacy had a great view of the food preparations and was giving us a play-by-play. hee hee And of course we had to get dessert afterwards. We ate our ice cream cones and sundaes outside while people-watching. It was lots of fun and the ice cream was yummy.
After our refreshments, we were fortunate to partake of Stacy's Savannah Sightseeing. There were several pictures we wanted to take that we couldn't get on a tour bus. We had so much fun. We kept repeating pieces of the tours we had heard over the past few days. It was pretty amazing that we remembered where most things were and remembered quite a few facts. Stacy showed her southern hospitality by letting other cars go past us. Little did they know we just wanted them out of the way so we could go a little slower and enjoy the view. We hopped in and out of the car quite a bit looking at houses and taking pictures. Mandy rode shotgun while Stacy drove today. Quite often Mandy would hit a button on her seat when she was getting back in the car. That button would trigger the heating element in that seat to turn on. It wasn't very long until her buns were getting warm. We definitely did not need the warmth today!
We ended our day by going back to River Street and purchasing chocolates and candies at the Savannah Candy Kitchen. Yum, yum, yum. Now if we can only make it home with our goodies to share with our families. :)
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