Rain Rain Go Away

Today was a rain day.  But we were hoping it would let up about lunch time.  So we started the morning watching surfers, ocean waves, seagulls, etc.  And GUESS what we had for breakfast?  Sausage Balls!!!!!  So very good and such a treat.

After getting ready for the day, we decided to watch a movie - The Blind Side.  Kathy hadn't seen it yet.  It IS a good movie and the rest of us enjoyed watching it again.

The rain finally cleared away for a while so we went to Savannah.  Our mission - to go to the Savannah History Museum.  Kathy had done her homework and found out that they offer discounts to seniors and her age made the cut.  When she asked for the senior discount the lady promptly told her they were about to do away with that discount.  Kathy did enquire that they still had it though so she saved a whopping 50 cents!  But being old pays... 

There were several neat things to see in the museum but it had a random variety of stuff.  Everything from low-bottom boats to a car, quilts to china.  But one of the faves was Forest Gump's bench.  We did see Johnny Mercer's Oscar and Grammy.  Pretty neat seeing those up close. 

After the museum we walked across the street to book a Paula Dean tour for the next day.  So tomorrow we get to eat well!  As if we haven't this entire trip already....

By now we were starving for lunch and there was no McDonald's in site.  We decided to go to River Street and eat at the Cotton Exchange.  We had coupons for free appetizers (yeah free stuff).  The food was good and the waiter was very helpful and nice.  That's something about Savannah and Tybee Island.  EVERYONE we have encountered has been extremely nice.  It's got to be that Southern Hospitality.  It is wonderful to see people smiling and seeming to enjoy their 'job'. 

Then we enjoyed walking up and down river street.  It's about 12 blocks altogether with shops and restaurants  on one side and the Savannah River on the other side.  We took lots of pictures of neat restaurant and shop signs, architecture, and points of interest.  It's a pretty cool place. 

Stacy's favorite place on the River Walk was the Savannah Candy Kitchen.  It was actually 4 stores wide, each with a different theme.  Almost every hard candy imaginable was in the first store.  The second sold all the baked goods like pralines (yum but a little goes a long way), all kinds of fudge and unique chocolate confections, HUGE candied apples with different toppings (I could go on and on).  The third store had different lunch box tins and showed the area where they made all the candies.  The fourth store had a special spring display made of different candied items and rice krispie treats as well as lots of different ice cream choices.  We decided we would have to come back to this store later this week. :)

Stacy had luck finding a Pandora charm for her bracelet at one of the little shops.  We helped her pick one out to remember our trip - a little suitcase with a palm tree on it.  By now our feet were really tired and we had a long way back to the car.  We decided to head back to the condo for some rest.  We watched the ocean for a while and then sat down to play a game.

Have you ever played Whoonu?  It's a Cranium game and great to play with a small number of people.  You learn a lot about each other.  At times we laughed so hard we were in tears and our sides were hurting.  (HINT:  Be sure to check out our 'top sayings of the week' blog later.) 

Whoonu that....

Kathy didn't know that "Where the Wild Things Are" is a very famous children's book and movie.

Tracy LOVES cottage cheese more than libraries.

Stacy thinks that nothing can beat Cool Whip.  Get it?  "Beat" Cool Whip.   HAHAHA

Mandy really LOVES chocolate cake - more than flip flops and haunted houses.

What a fun night.  But we actually have to set the alarm for tomorrow morning so it's time to get some sleep.  So I wonder what is in store for us the rest of our adventure????