Charleston

When we got to charleston we went for a walk around town. We sat by the waterfront and enjoyed the breeze. It was pretty hot outside and it was nice to be by the water.

After that we went back to the hotel for a Sunday afternoon nap. Somehow we got really worn out after all the eating and wandering.

For dinner we went to a restaurant called Poogan's Porch. The shrimp and grits were wonderful as was the peanut butter pie. I do love southern food.

Monday morning we both woke up full. Shocker. We brought along the Georgia peaches that were getting better by the day. We spent the morning at Boone Hall, an old cotton plantation. The plantation was beautiful. We started with an open air tram ride through the grounds. Our driver was an older southern gentleman who was pretty crotchety. He loved living on the ocean but couldn't understand why anyone else would want to move to charleston and was pretty upset they have. At one point while looking at a small fresh pond he pointed out a baby heron standing on a log and said "surprised a gator hasn't gotten him." He then pointed out a group of wood ducks and said, "the mama can fly but those little ones'll be gone when this water goes down. Them gators are gonna have a heyday."







After That we watched a presentation on Gullah culture. The woman who gave the presentation spoke in Gullah and


Why would any parent sign their kid up for tap dancing? It has no application to the real world.

-Bryson


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A bit of a mess

I went to work yesterday without my voice. It was pretty silly when I was on the phone with the plasterer (since we had a leak at the office and now needed some repair work done). Who get's a cold in June?! Bleh. I had to get a new passport photo taken and didn't do my hair or get ready at all. No customs agents will be hitting on this girl for the next 10 years.

I also cut my finger with a razor last night (freak accident, I sliced part of my fingernail and skin). I superglued it together- since it wasn't deep.

I am also convinced there is something planted in my right eye. B says he thinks it is a scratch, but I think it is a piece of sand. It is giving me a headache. B also said when he gets some time tomorrow he will make me a patch for my eye. He found a you-tube tutorial on how to make an eye patch.

Isn't that a lovely sight: superglued finger, pirate patch, raspy voice, hacking cough and wild hair.

B is a lucky man.

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I love Thanksgiving food. This year, we'll be experiencing a different type of Turkey for the holiday.

Savannah aka eating my way through the south.

We spent yesterday biking around savannah. Renting bikes and taking a few hours to see the city was a great idea. It was 90 degrees and walking would have been way too hot. The heat makes me grumpy. Biking makes me happy.




After dropping out bags at our hotel, the Savannah Riverside Marriott, we walked to the bike shop. Luckily there was an ice cream shop next door with homemade ice cream. Leopold's ice cream came highly recommended and did not disappoint.

Savannah has a lot to see (Bryson disagrees) but not a lot of these things take time so another plug for biking the city.

Forsyth park was enchanting. (Bryson just said "if by enchanting you mean a routine city park with a nice fountain.") but seriously, it is lovely. The dense trees cover the park and give it a feel of old southern charm. The fountain in the middle is beautiful.

Savannah was the first planned city in north america. King George commissioned it and there are 22 city parks.

We rode along the river front which houses old cotton warehouses now transformed into restaurants and shops. And the eyesore modern hyatt that hangs over the cobblestone street below. Seriously, whoever allows that to be build made a serious error in judgement.

Bryson really liked the peanut shop. We later realized they sold Virginia peanuts there.

For dinner we had reservations Olde Pink House. Delicious. BLT salad with fried green tomatoes, local shrimp over cheese grits, pork shank with mac and cheese and flash fried flounder with and apricot sauce, "one of the five best pieces of fish in my lifetime" said Bryson.

This morning we ate breakfast at Huey's and we really enjoyed that also. We filled up on bignets and I couldn't really finish my omelette. Maybe my eyes were bigger than my stomach. But I did try my hardest to finish the Parmesan garlic grits, again, delicious. And not that expensive. If it sounds like all we did was eat in savannah, you might be right.

After church we even found a fruit stand and bought a bag of Georgia peaches which we are snacking on.

We are on our way now to charleston and frankly can't wait to see what other food we find.

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South

Bryson and l made a weekend getaway to the south. We are in Charleston,SC and driving to Savannah, GA. Since I pretty bad at blogging after vacations, I figured I would blog while here.

We rented a car. The car is a mercury grand Marquis. It us the size of a boat. A house boat. Bryson, being a giant, loves it. I, being difficult, keep joking that no one under the age of 95 who is not employed in law enforcement drives this car. Bryson's response was "I don't think this is a law enforcement car, definitely an octogenarian car."





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