Last night we slept at a motel in Aiken and tonight we are in Savannah at the Hampton. That’s our favourite hotel. The beds are so comfy! It’s warm during the day but getting cold at night.
Morgane amuses herself very well while we drive. She has been cutting paper for three days now. Yes, the van is full of little bits, but she has been cutting out magnificent snowflakes and decorating letters of the alphabet and now she is making accordion faces that pop out from the page. This week she decided to start writing, too. Late one night she just said, “Now I can write.” Since then she has been writing us wonderful love songs.
Savannah is pretty different. Some vegetation hangs down off most of the trees. The older streets are cobblestone. Savannah has the largest historical district in the USA because they surrendered during the civil war rather than see their city torched.
Morgane and I went to a park with a large fountain. The city has so many squares that they are named alphabetically and go from A to V.
Tomorrow we will visit a cafe in a train and see the river. Ghost tours are popular here. I would like to hang out in the squares or parks or sit in a cafe.
Today is Thanksgiving here and the city is fairly deserted. We’ll see if it’s different tomorrow. Thanksgiving weekend is a big deal in the states. There’s lots of Christmas stuff around already.
We are thinking lots about Ghis’s sister who is going through a scary time. She has not been able to see very well lately and we are not sure what is going to happen. Our thoughts are with her and we wish we were with her at this time, too.
Happy Black Friday.
G.