I think I could move to Savannah and die a happy woman eating myself to death. This is a wonderful city and the food….OK, all I’ve talked about is the food. The food for today started at breakfast where we went to a little bakery/café and had the best caramel sticky buns I’ve ever had. By the time I was finished I felt like I had sticky caramel places up both arms, but ooooooh it was worth it. Then we drove out to one of Georgia’s barrier islands, Tybee Island, where they have one of the noted lighthouses on the east coast. Again, we had perfect weather today. To get to the island we had to drive over a low causeway that goes over the salt marshes with signs that warn that the road may be under water at high tide and other signs warning that it is a turtle zone because loggerhead sea turtles come to lay eggs here every year. The little city of Tybee is clearly a laid-back beach playground with funky art shops and kayak rentals and swimwear shops, all painted in brilliant, Caribbean colors, which is quite a contrast to the subdued, graceful, and grand neighborhoods of Savannah. We came back just in time for me to get to my manicure-pedicure appointment while the other two went shopping (and I’m not telling who bought what or for how much -- I’m too good a friend for that!).
While resting up a bit for dinner we decided to rearrange our schedule. Originally, we planned two days each in Savannah and Charleston and then five days in Bardstown Kentucky (KY) doing bourbon tasting. Well, we are having so much fun here, and there are still places we want to eat in, so we are staying three days in Savannah, which gives us a chance to drive to Hilton Head (playground of the rich and famous) for dinner, and another three days in Charleston and cutting down our bourbon tasting to three days. Then instead of driving like crazy for two days to get back to our plane in Dallas, we are taking three days to drive to Dallas and making an overnight stop at Elvis’ house Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. And no, I do not plan to buy a white, leather Elvis outfit. Also, no, I am not a rabid Elvis Presley fan but gee, how can a girl pass up an opportunity to go to Graceland? And we’re even staying at the Heartbreak Hotel across the street from the mansion -- how fun is that?
OK, now about dinner. We dined at The Old Pink House, which is a lovely, fancy, restaurant in a very old house, complete with amazing history and a ghost. Again, the food is mind-blowingly fabulous and the service is beyond anything I’ve experienced -- everyone takes time to chat and make sure you are taken care of. It was truly a full evening in all ways (we were there three hours) and I almost wanted someone to just pour me into a wheelbarrow and roll me back to my hotel room. I must say, at this point, that although Savannah is the home of Paula Deen of cooking fame and also the site of her famous restaurant, we have decided not to eat there because a lot of reviews on TripAdvisor.com (as well as comments from locals here in Savannah) report that the food is OK but not great. So far we feel we’ve hit the jackpot every place we’ve gone. So tomorrow is another day and another couple of eating opportunities. Still no hush puppies yet!
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