Day 21 - More Savannah

It’s very hard to get moving this morning, as we have a couple things working against us. First of all, we “lost” our last hour and are now on EST. Second, it’s raining – nice and solid, like it won’t be letting up any time soon (even though it isn’t showing on the forecast). Kate gets out of bed saying, “The light from the thunder woke me up.”

We go back to Savannah to discover some more. We stop at Paula Deen’s store because Greg’s looking for a souvenir “man” apron (he has yet to find). Next our girl scout does a customary stop at the founder’s house – Juliette Gordon Low birthplace. We take pictures in the square where Forest Gump was filmed – which of course was mocked up quite a bit by Hollywood. We continue walking to Forsyth Park to see its famous fountain. We grab some lunch from a tasty local eatery called Zunzi’s. It’s the kind of place that when you walk into it, you know right away you’ve hit the jackpot. We take the lunch to-go to eat in a square. Then we walk around the waterfront – which we find out probably isn’t worth exploring, except I’m set on seeing the legendary “waving girl” statue.













Our sightseeing isn’t over yet. We head out towards Tybee Island to Fort Pulaski, where the Confederates lost to the Union troops during the Civil War. The pristinely maintained fort is almost romantic due to its beautiful surroundings and moat. The boys are glued to the musket “firing” demonstration, and we explore almost every nook and cranny of the fort. Even though they discovered that forts should no longer be built from penetrable brick, the masonry was brilliant as there is still not a single crack in the entire fort.













We end the day with what pleases the Webber boys the most … fresh seafood. We discover a very popular place in Tybee Island – the Crab Shack – and order its specialty: a huge platter of seasonal shellfish. (The pix is missing the 2 sets of crab legs that the boys quickly snatched.) Kate and I have beef – Brunswick stew and a hot dog.

The day is ending now just like it began … more rain and “thunder light”.