Several weeks back, our travels took us to the Savannah-Ogeechee Barge Canal. I guess it's a good thing that David shares my passion for all things historical. And if we got a little bird watching in, then that would be icing on the cake (Spoiler alert: no birds of note were spotted, which was disappointing).
The canal was constructed back in the 1820s and served as a channel to move lumber, cotton, and other wares through the Savannah area. You can read
here for more information on the canal.
It wasn't the prettiest of days and after lots of rain, some of the trails weren't very accessible. However, we still got to see most of what the canal had to offer.
It was a very beautiful walk down by the canal. However, when we got to the end we hit a bit of a problem:
The last little part of the trail that leads you to a viewing point of the Ogeechee River was underwater.
Here is David's sad face when we couldn't go get a good look.
However, we eventually found another trail that we could access the river.
We encountered some wildlife on our hike that I would have preferred not to.
This little guy about gave me a heart attack. He's just a red-bellied water snake and harmless, but still. I don't do snakes.
David spotted this frog just hanging out. I can handle him. The snake, not so much.
After exploring the canal, we wandered over to the gopher tortoise habitat.
We have these at my parent's house, and I've always loved these slow moving guys
He wouldn't come out of his hole, but we still got a little glimpse of him.
Well folks- that wraps up the riveting trip to the canal. We are making our way around Savannah, one park at a time!
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