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Journals: Week 2 (April 23-29, 2007)
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down a short path to
get a better view and some nice pictures and video. Then we continued down 64 to the
second fall; Bridal Veil Falls. This one starts high up on a steep rock and trickles
down the rocks in a long, thin stream like a "bridal veil" over a little gorge
right off the side of the road. Though less impressive than the Dry Falls, what it
lacks in ferocity it makes up for in simplicity and grace. I can see where it gets
it's name. After this short, but scenic and wonderful stop we continued on to South
Carolina. It quickly became a balmy 94 degrees once we arrived at our destination in
Columbia, after about three hours of driving. We decided to take it easy the rest of
the day, since both of us are still quite tired (and sore) from our steep hike yesterday
in the Smoky Mountains. After a (second!!) trip to Wal-Mart today (and hopefully the
last for many months to come- you know, unless we need more fruit and veggies, or Jonathan
needs another Summer wardrobe) we grabbed some dinner at a charming and quaint spot the
locals call "The Olive Garden". Then back to the ranch for more R &
R. Not much else to report afterward, except to mention that we finally had a chance
to connect once again to the internet, check our emails, reply to family and friends, and
post more of our journals, pictures and our map trail. I have to really hand it to
Jonathan who created this website and is the one who does all of the technical stuff- like
attaching these journal entries, uploading and posting the pictures, updating the map,
inserting the quotes, etc. I know he's probably going to be a little embarrassed and
tell me not to say all of this in here (he's so modest!), but this whole website is really
thanks to him. All I do is write every other day and look at all the cool stuff he's
doing to make this site so special. So I guess we can all be grateful that he's so
computer savvy. If it was up to me, you might just get a post card every now and
then, and that's it!! I will mention here that we (and by "we" I mean
Jonathan) won't be able to post new info to the site as often as we'd like, because we
aren't always located somewhere with wireless internet access. We still love hearing
from you though, and will reply to emails as often as we can. Thanks for your
continued enthusiasm and support!! ~ E 
downtown Savannah. We only did about half, as it was getting late, we
were getting hungry, 
and we were getting hungry (what can I say - when you gotta eat,
you gotta eat, am I right?!). An old friend I used to work with, Erin, moved to
Savannah a few years ago, and mentioned that Paula Deen (an apparent Food Network
"star") has a restaurant in downtown Savannah. So we looked it up and,
sure enough, my friend wasn't lying - Paula's restaurant, called "The Lady &
Sons," was right downtown. Even though we're traveling on a budget (or trying
to do so anyway), we decided to go for it. The food was, well... it was pretty darn
good, so whoever this Paula person is, keep up the good work!
we had a great time nonetheless. We visited more of
Savannah's beautiful quarters, surrounded by historic houses, and full of lovely live oaks
with hanging Spanish moss. Everywhere you go it smells like Spring flowers in full
bloom. It was a very temperate and breezy ride- the weather in Savannah has been
glorious. We stopped for a quick bite to eat before taking a free ferry ride across
the river. Unfortunately the ride was about five minutes long, and only took us
directly across the river and back. But hey, it was a free ferry ride! We headed
back "home" and had time for a cat nap before meeting Jonathan's friend Erin
from a previous life as a "business analyst" at ING. Erin picked us up and
took us to on
e of her favorite local restaurants: Pearl's Saltwater Grill. It is a
really great place right on the water. Dinner was delicious and Erin was kind enough
to treat us. She also made us a compilation CD of travel songs inspired by our
adventure. Thanks, Erin! It was a true delight!!