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We arrived in Savannah on September 26th. That afternoon we walked on the boardwalk on the Savannah River. It was originally built in the 1700's and part of the cobblestones in the roads and several buildings are original from that time. It was like walking by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, but it was the real deal. I was charmed! We booked passage, which sounds cool in and of itself, on a dinner cruise on a stern wheeler. We boarded and were pleasantly surprised to find only about 24 people on the cruise so we were free to explore. We had a nice meal and Wayde and I spent quite a while out on the deck watching the big freighters pass right by us. The Port of Savannah is the second largest container ship port on the east coast (next to New York), so the River was busy. We then went inside and listened to the music and even danced a little. It was really nice. The next day we went on the Paula Deen tour. That will mean something to those of you who watch the Food Network and mean nothing to you if you don't (Wayde doesn't). She is one of my favorite personalities so I was very excited, plus it was a good way to see Savannah. We ended up with lunch at Uncle Bubba's Oyster House (Paula's brother). We ate at a table with a couple from Florida who had lived in Genoa, Nevada for several years. We were able to talk about Elko and Cowboy Poetry! What a small world. Since I didn't feel like standing in line for an hour, we went by Paula Deen's restaurant, Lady and Sons, and I went inside, looked around, bought a coffee cup, took my picture out front and called it good. It was hot and humid and I was melting. We then took a horse carriage ride around one of the squares in town. So many of the houses and buildings have been maintained, it is one of the nicest historic districts I have ever seen. We even passed by the house they used as the model for The Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. Wayde was such a good sport for giving me this day. I will forever be grateful to him for it. Savannah is one of those cities you could spend weeks in and not see everything. I could go back several times and never tire of it.