Savannah Ghost Hunters

When ladies get together for a weekend, anything can happen; especially when the ladies take a  trip to historic Savannah, Georgia on a ghost hunt.

Our trip was in October and all eight ladies decided we would go ghost hunting in Savannah.  I mean you can't have Halloween without ghosts, right?  We carried a book on Georgia ghost stories to insure we would have a really spooky trip.  Leslie was our designated driver.  Designated because she didn't mind driving the Excursion through Savannah traffic. Cindy, who gets car sick, rode "shotgun" and knitted a cap.  Go figure...

Bernice and Bessie had the middle seats with the a placed saved for Barbara, who was meeting us from Charleston, South Carolina.  Nicole, Kathy, and I were in the back seat.  We were going to have a weekend of fun! We laughed, joked, and talked about the Savannah Ghosts we might see on our tour.  Every trip needs a theme, right?

Barbara met us at the motel and we were ready for Savannah! Savannah would have rolled up the streets had it known we were coming! 

We made our ghost tour reservations for Saturday evening, but we wanted to make sure we could get in the right ghost hunting mood, so we found Bonaventure Cemetery, a place we read about in our ghost book, which is famous for its rich history and ghosts. We took a lot of pictures, but none of them were of ghosts. 

Bonaventure Cemetery sits above the Wilmington River near Savannah.  Bonaventure started out as a elegant plantation back in 1762.  A historically popular destination made even more popular by its inclusion of the statue "Bird Girl" in the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.   It is famous for its folklore and  moss-draped oak trees, and ghosts. We did find out that the "Bird Girl" statue had to be removed for safe keeping.  Below are just two of the graves among the hundreds or thousands at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Children buried together at Bonaventure Cemetery.

Gracie Watson who died at age 5 years.
Bonaventure Cemetery

 Leslie was doing a great job driving through the streets of Savannah.  Then we got lost.  We had what we called "Barbara in a Box," the navigational system in Leslie's phone. Both Barbaras were giving advice.  One from the box and one from the middle seat.  Of course, Cindy was giving instructions as well as the other ladies in the vehicle, me included.  Sometimes we argued with "Barbara in the Box."  How could this unseen lady know where we were in Savannah and then tell us where to go!   

However,  ladies do stop and ask directions unlike men who will drive for hours before they will admit they are lost. We stopped at a station and asked directions.  We were not afraid.  We ladies could handle anything, except directions, that might come our way.  We all had our designer pocketbooks, and they were loaded with all the miscellaneous necessities ladies needed for a weekend of ghost hunting.  Any person brave enough to face eight women with eight filled-to-the-brim designer purses, deserved the outcome.



Dining on River Street

 We woke up bright and early and put on our matching black "PEEK-A-BOO" shirts.  Cindy and Bernice found them and we all had to have one.  We wanted to make sure there was no question as to the purpose of our visit to this historic city.  We again toured the city, enjoyed the rich history of Savannah and ate some wonderful food on River Street.  If you haven't had the opportunity to visit Savannah, plan a trip.  It is a great city with a great history.



Top to bottom:  Leslie, Nicole, Cindy
Kathy, Bessie, Bernice,
 Me, and Barbara


Our ghost tour took us all over Savannah.  We thought we saw a ghost, but only one person on the tour actually had a picture, and even though I couldn't see the image everyone was so excited about, it was still fun.  The camera passed around to everyone on the Old Savannah Ghost Tour trolley, but I think the only person to "see" the ghost was the guy taking the picture, and of course we all got excited about the possibility of being eye witnesses to this paranormal activity.

Spanish Moss hanging from trees.

The trip through Savannah at night with someone else worrying about the traffic and one-way streets was nice.  We learned a lot about the history of Savannah and the driver pointed out many of the historical sites and told us the background of the different houses and parks with a reminder not to bring home Spanish moss from the trees.  They have red bugs or chiggers.  Being natives of Georgia, with South Georgia cousins, we knew about the moss.  Those from out of state needed to know the moss would not be the only thing riding back in their suitcases.

We did learn that there is a special blue paint to use on the houses in Savannah to ward off possible ghosts. It is called "Haint Blue." This blue/green color, or “Haint Blue,”  is to ward off evil spirits. “Haint Blue” paint was first used by African Slaves to secure entry-point into their houses from spirits. It represents water which it is said that "haints" or ghosts will not cross.

Orb in Colonial Cemetery

We also made a stop at the The Colonial Cemetery where the Habersham Family is buried.  We live in the county named for Joseph Habersham, so we took a lot of pictures in hopes of catching an orb or a ghost of Joseph himself.  Cindy and Nicole got several orbs in their pictures. Was it a ghost?  It depends on what you believe.  Even if you aren't a believer in ghosts, it is fun to visit Savannah and ghost hunt during the month of October and near Halloween.

The pictures posted here are from the collection of Nicole and Cindy taken during our weekend in Savannah.




It is me again, Lord, thanking you for family and friends who laugh and play together and enjoy each other's company.

A little Georgia Wisdom:  Get a group together, establish a trip theme, and just have fun! One is never to old to have a weekend of travel to enjoy the companionship of friends and family.