I announced an urban and animal update… Urban because I spent a few hours in the beautiful city of Savannah. This city had its heyday from the time when the cultivation of cotton, still present today, was the number one economy throughout Georgia.
 
It’s a two stages city. Downstairs is an arm of the sea and the commercial harbour. The canal is bordered by houses of rich traders from 19th century.
 
 
1. Forehead of the old harbour
 

 
 
2. Rich buildings built in the 19th century
 

 
 
3. They now house shops, hotels and restaurants.
 

 
 
4. Small stairs alleys provide access to the rear of these buildings…
 

 
 
5. … where we discover the second floor of the city and first a kind of semi-underground street.
 

 
 
6. It is in the upper town that are the shops today…
 

 
 
7. …but it retains nice neighborhoods…
 

 
 
8. … and old buildings.
 

 
 
I spent almost the whole day of 31 and had a small Eve lunch: fried shrimp as starter – this is the local specialty – and a wonderful bass, a treat! 😀
 
 
9. Meanwhile, WivaLaVida waited for me wisely…
 

 
 
10. Continuing south, I made a brief stop to visit Fort Pulaski
 

 
 
11. Built in the early 19th century, it was the scene of a battle that allowed the English to push back the French.
 

 
 
12. Canon batteries are impressive!
 

 
 
I took the road south again and spent Christmas Eve on the pretty Jekyll Island where I have not seen Mr Hide..!
 
 
13. Bridge that provides access to Jekyll Island.
 

 
 
I had a nice New Year Eve at my campfire with two girls whose pick-up stoped not far away from VLV. Before that, I had the chance to observe quite a bit of birds, including a beautiful red-breasted woodpeker.
 
 
14. What is that thing which looks at me?!
 

 
 
15. I watch it from the corner of the eye…
 

 
 
16. But I continue to flush out my meal!
 

 
 
17. there were also cardinals. here the male with bright colors!
 

 
 
18. And the female…
 

 
 
19. And a wild dove…
 

 
 
20. Not to mention that watching me constantly!
 

 
 
21. A little further, I saw coming a white ibis…
 

 
 
22. … then two.
 

 
 
23. A heavy rain ended my observation…
 

 
 
I then took the road to Florida to visit a friend, poking me in the land and the bad weather. To discover in the next update… 😉