{"id":78861,"date":"2024-04-20T17:27:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T00:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78861"},"modified":"2024-04-27T07:41:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:41:10","slug":"driving-to-savannah-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=78861","title":{"rendered":"Day 16 – Driving To Savannah Georgia, Yaw’ll!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Panama Canal Adventure: <\/b> Day 1 Departure<\/a> | Day 2 Sailing Off Baja<\/a> | Day 3 Cabo<\/a> | Day 4 Eclipse<\/a> | Day 5 At Sea<\/a> | Day 6 Huatulco <\/a> | Day 7 At Sea <\/a> | Day 8 At Sea<\/a> | Day 9 Costa Rica<\/a> | Day 10 At Sea<\/a> | Day 11 Panama Canal<\/a> | Day 12 Cartagena<\/a> | Day 13 At Sea<\/a> | Day 14 Grand Caymen<\/a> | Day 15 At Sea<\/a> | Day 16 Ft. Lauderdale To Savannah<\/strong> | Day 17 Soddy-Daisy<\/a> | Day 18 – Tracy TN<\/a> | Day 19 – Chattanooga<\/a> | Day 20 – Memphis<\/a> | Day 21 – Graceland & Home<\/a><\/div>\n

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\nWe were up early as usual, but this time we missed the 8:00 am deadline to vacate the room. However, we made it downstairs by 8:30 am.<\/p>\n

They called our number, Purple Seven, and we descended two more floors and exited without an issue. When we got to the baggage area, a nice man asked if we needed assistance. We both yelled, “YES!!!!!”<\/p>\n

He took us through numerous checkpoints and right to a cab. We made him very happy as we gave him $40. The taxi took us two miles to Enterprise Rentals, where we got into our 1927 Model-T.<\/p>\n

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80 MPH all the way! 6 hr 23 min<\/span>\u00a0(465.7\u00a0mi)\u00a0<\/span>via I-95 N<\/p><\/div>\n

We departed Ft Lauderdale at 9:30 am and arrived in Savannah at 5:30 pm.\u00a0 On the way, we stopped several times at rest stops and for gas.<\/p>\n

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Goodbye Ft. Lauderdale!<\/p><\/div>\n

I-95 serves as the principal road link between the major cities of the Eastern Seaboard. Major metropolitan areas along its route include Miami, Jacksonville, Savannah, and Richmond in the Southeast; Washington, Baltimore, Wilmington\u2013Philadelphia, Newark, and New York City in the Mid-Atlantic; and New Haven, Providence, Boston, and Portland in New England.<\/p>\n

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We went over a load of bridges on our journey north!<\/p><\/div>\n

One stop had an ice cream machine, which sounded interesting in the 92-degree heat!<\/p>\n

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It was not soft serve like the ship, but it was OK!<\/p><\/div>\n

We called ahead using the trusty iPhone and arranged lodging at the Hampton Inn in Savannah.<\/p>\n

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The road was excellent, although traffic seemed to run at 80 MPH, including 18-wheelers!<\/p><\/div>\n

After moving part of our luggage to our room on the 6th floor, we decided to go to Houlihan’s, a local hangout.<\/p>\n

It was an easy walk, but we decided to drive anyway.<\/p>\n

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I was worried because loud music was coming from the restaurant, but as we walked up, it was from patio speakers. Inside, it was fine!<\/p><\/div>\n

Our waitress was funny, and she and Mary shared that they were veterans together.<\/p>\n

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Mary did her salad with potato soup, and I just went for their special hamburger.<\/p><\/div>\n

We had a glass of wine with dinner which made sure we would sleep tonight.<\/p>\n

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The soup was outstanding!!<\/p><\/div>\n

Returning home, we barely made it long enough to open our bags and get our toothbrushes.\u00a0 For some reason, we were pooped out!<\/p>\n

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Tomorrow, we are off to Soddy-Daily, Tennessee!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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