Savannah.. a safe, humid town

In Savannah, we got up pretty early and had our complimentary breakfast in our very nice hotel.  We went downtown to the Savannah River to walk around and check things out. 

 

I loved this stone, especially mixed with the brick

Then we drove around to see the parks, that are surrounded by houses and buildings, throughout the city.  Savannah seems to be a very safe town with nice people, but still as humid as every city since dallas. 

Once we got our fill of that, we decided to drive out to Tybee Island and put our feet in the Atlantic Ocean!  This was totally worth the 30 minute drive.  The water was refreshing and from the second I walked away from the water I was headed home.  I am now on my way back; headed to the northwest. 

Atlantic Ocean

Cynthia and I at the Atlantic Ocean

We needed lunch since it was noon and we wanted seafood because we were on the ocean.  We found this place that had alligators, exotic birds and seafood called the Crab Shack.  It was awesome! They had 60 gators and the birds made noises as we ate our half pound of shrimp and half pound of crab with our bare hands.  It was so good and so messy!  The table had a hole in the center with a trash under it to throw your shells in.  I think this is one of our most happy moments, oh and we were able to sit outside comfortably because there were misters and fans, that was a big part of the happiness. 

 

The hole in the table

After that we decided that we didn't want to rush to Charleston, SC and only spend an hour there, then get to Shelley's really late.  Shelley is Cynthia's sister.  So we drove straight to Shelley's in Danielsville, GA.  The entire drive we talked about this home cooked, southern meal that Shelley was making. 

Chatting on the Porch!

When we got there, we realized that we were having a thanksgiving feast!  We sat on the porch and chatted before dinner.

Menu:
pulled pork, with homemade BBQ sauce
squash casserole
spoon bread (which is like cream cornbread)
mac n cheese
pickled okra (which tastes like vinegar and okra)
zipper peas
cole slaw
deviled eggs
sweet tea
chocolate pecan pie (amazing!)
sweet potato pie

After dinner, we all hung out in the living room.