Friends and Family in Savannah!

We started our day in Beaufort with a glorious sunrise then proceeded to ride the nearly 50 miles to Savannah. We both had a lot of energy and therefore made very good time into Georgia. Our only setback was a darn train that Joel jokingly cursed! We had good reason to hurry. Joel Rhein was being picked up at the airport at 11 am by Mom and Dad, and Fron's plane was due to land at noon so we wanted to see them all as soon as possible. We all converged at the Foley Inn on Chippewa Square at about the same time. The two Joels got right to work assembling Joel Rhein's bike then we were all able to meet Stefan and walk a few blocks to a nice cafe for lunch. Dad and I are both shutterbugs; sharing pictures has been fun throughout the trip! After lunch our little group split up to do different things. Ron and Fran walked with us down to the riverfront (that is Fran and Holly pretending to be little kids again in a playground) where we snooped though the shops and reminisced about all the places we had visited two years ago on our VBT bike trip down south. Everyone reconvened back at the Inn for happy hour then split up again for the evening. Mom and Dad were planning on catching a light dinner close to the Inn, Stefan had to go to work, and the rest of us wandered down a few blocks to an outdoor Blues festival. After an hour or so of great music we decided we were hungry yet again and enjoyed a very delicious meal at a funky/elegant restaurant called Local 11 Ten. Didn't get to bed until almost midnight which is so out of character for us, but it was well worth it! We still have another day to play in Savannah before heading out on our bikes with Joel and Stef early on Saturday morning. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather as another hurricane is brewing out there and could potentially hit Florida just as we are approaching....