Savannah August 11, 2014

In a successful attempt at chivalry, Bob elected to drive to the Riverfront today because I got a blister on my foot.  We, nay HE drove down the cobble-stoned River Street bouncing us along this very old road. We were on a quest to sign up for the hop on/hop off trolley tour.  

One of the neat things about Savannah is its squares. Every so many blocks there are historic squares, or common areas. All but one has a statue of a commissioned officer from the Revolutionary War, in the center. This is the only statue not of a war officer. It is of John Wesley, the famed Anglican minister. Apparently he created quite a stir while here in the colonies. It would seem when the woman he wanted to marry rejected his proposal, he in turn declined to baptize her. Her fiancé retaliated by suing him for defamation of character. Mr. Wesley found it best to go back to England, a spurned lover. 

We had an early dinner snack while waiting to get some old-time photos taken. 

We were so exhausted from the heat and walking, and the rain (did I mention the torrential downpours?) that after the pictures we went back to rest. That was at 7:30. We woke up around 5:00 the next morning. 

We went to Clary's for breakfast and then returned to the Riverfront.  Check This bug out. Anyone know what it is?

After that we decided to head east to Tybee island. It took about 20 minutes to drive out there. It's been a long time since we've been so close to the Atlantic Ocean. But we live in Sarasota. Finding a beach more beautiful than Siesta Key isn't easy. We didn't stay for too long. 

We went back to the house because we had a big dinner planned. The Olde Pink House (Thanks Kevin).  Apparently this is the oldest building in all of Georgia, and it's pink. 

About two minutes before we left the house it started to rain. In the ten minutes it took us to drive to the restaurant some places were flooded. Like the corner we needed to walk through. Poor Bob spent the whole dinner in wet socks and shoes. 

The foyer of the restaurant was so packed with people they didn't know what to do with all of us. Fortunately we had a reservation so we got right in. 

There were lots of yummy sounding things in the menu. 

Grilled Portabella mushrooms with bleu cheese and balsamic glaze. 

After dinner we went out for a few drinks, then home. 

This morning we went to Clary's for one more breakfast. There was a drug store on the site that is now The restaurant.  For some odd reason someone thought it would be a great idea to take these old apothecary jars and fill them not with candy or cotton or fruit or air, but with some weird colored liquid. What were they thinking?

The last thing we did in the beautiful old town was get a coffee refill in my favorite Wonder Woman cup. I don't know if or when I'll be back, but thanks for coming along with me.