SOME DELIGHTS FROM SAVANNAH—

From 2000 to 2005 the port of Savannah was the fastest growing seaport in the US.  In July 2007 their port authority announced a record year of business and then being the fourth busiest container terminal in the country.

Its extensive facilities for oceangoing vessels line both sides of the Savannah River near downtown, 18 miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean.

The Garden City Terminal, operated by the port authority, is the largest of its kind on the US Atlantic and Gulf coasts.  It has more than 9,600 feet of continuous docking space and more than 1.3 million square feet of covered storage.*

The ship pictured above was outgoing and the bridge into downtown Savannah from the north is visible in the background.  This ship is fairly small in size by today's standards. 

*Wikipedia; Port of Savannah

Pictured above and below is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in the historic district of downtown Savannah.

Its congregation was formed in the late 18^th century by French citizens fleeing a revolution in their own country and in Haiti.  Their church became a cathedral in 1850 when a diocese was established there.

A fire in 1879 destroyed much of the structure but it was quickly rebuilt and reopened in 1900.  Another major restoration took place in 2000 and today it is a major place of worship and the seat of the diocese that includes 90 counties in southern Georgia.