South to Savannah

Day 30:
For breakfast, we walked to a French Bristo that I had visited with Lesley and Louise the last time I was in Charleston. We both had French Press coffee, sparkling water and I had a crossiant and Al had a dish with cold ham, swiss cheese, baguette, and fruit. We took along a sandwich from there for our lunch.
We left Charleston after 9 and arrived in Savannah around 11:30. We met Lesley at the visitor center and the three of us went on an interesting tour of Black Heritage in Savannah. Our tour guide, Johnny, was quite knowledgable about slave history as well as Savannah history of the Civil Rights movement. We visited a church built by the people that was likely a stop on the Underground Railroad. Martin Luther King, Shirley Chisholm, and many other notiable individuals spoke from this pulpit.  We also visited a cemetery segregated by color.
After Johnny dropped us back at the Visitor's Center, Al and I checked into our B&B which is located in historic Savannah. The historic city is organized around a series of squares and our B&B is located on one of these squares. Lesley met us and we headed out for a walk to the river and a brew. We debated about dinner and found a place that serves organic soul food. We headed out to find Cafe Florie and found authentic food in a restaurant run by African Americans. What an experience. Al had fried chicken which they prepared on the spot. I had meatloaf and I also had collard greens. We greatly enjoyed the experience.

Jonnie our guide

Pulpit of first black church in Savannah

Cafe Florie