going south

Savannah, Georgia…….”why visit Savannah?” so many people asked.

well, to be completely honest, it’s all because of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. i read the book, i saw the movie, and thought it would be an interesting place to visit. it looked so charming, and different from home.

also, at the beginning of the year i reconnected with an old friend from elementary school who lives in Savannah. he referred to it as,”magical” and said he wouldn’t live anywhere else. with a recommendation like that, how could i not visit?!

originally i was going to stay a week, but i shortened the trip once there. i came to the conclusion i really don’t enjoy traveling by myself anymore. a bit strange since the majority of previous travel has all been solo.

i’m not sure if it was the location, the fact i’m currently not working, or that i didn’t plan the trip to death like i usually do, but i was feeling extremely lonely and a bit out of sorts from the moment i arrived….sigh.

so what do you do when you’re in unfamiliar territory and feeling a little blue? yes, find the local bar is an idea, but no, i didn’t go that route, although i considered it. i opted for getting out and seeing some sights.

on day one i started with breakfast at The Sentient Bean, where i enjoyed a great cup of coffee and breakfast sandwich on their back patio, delicious! i later found out that the place is owned by a gal from Santa Cruz.

after breakfast i walked through Forsyth Park and then went on a tour of the Mercer-Williams house.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil will need to be watched again, because that is the only way to see the upstairs of the Mercer-Williams house. the upper floor is still used by the Williams family, so it’s off limits. it was a fun & educational little tour, and only $12, not bad.

after that i went out to the Bonaventure Cemetery. i do love a good cemetery. this one was definitely full of history.

i didn’t arrange a tour, i just wandered around for awhile and checked out all the historic areas and of course was drawn to the statues as i normally am.

then back to the hotel for drinks and dinner. i’m not sure if i’ve mentioned it before, but i really don’t like eating alone. therefore, i had a drink at the hotel bar and simply did a Door Dash order from the local Thai place and called it done.

day two. i went to Tybee Island. it reminded me a little bit of Santa Cruz, minus the boardwalk. i went to Fannies for lunch, hung out on the beach, had a drink on the pier, saw the lighthouse…..Tybee Island, check.

my Uber driver, Jimmy, suggested i go to Starland Yard on my way home so i did.

Starland Yard is a very cool food court that is made out of containers. kind of like Nido’s in Oakland, but bigger. it was full of locals and had a good vibe. they had a bar in the center, i had a vodka, cucumber, chili something and a veggie quesadilla from one of the vendors, both rocked.

surrounding the food court there are a bunch of murals created by local art students…..i do love a good mural.

day three was spent with my friend, so much fun catching up and seeing some sights along the way.

we had breakfast at J Christopher’s, then drove to a bunch of places he wanted me to see. after our drive, we traded the car in for his motorcycle.

it’s been a long time since i went on a ride…….i forgot how fun it is, it really should happen more often!!

and that was it, my trip to Savannah in a nutshell.

next up…….Mexico.