Our Spring Break started out strong with the 4Runner passing a milestone on our 330 mile trek to Savannah, Georgia! We arrived right at check-in time - giving us plenty of time for our family to unpack the car and get settled in to our Vrbo! Our rental was a historic 1899 built home about 1.5 miles from the downtown Savannah Riverfront.
First night’s dinner was at The Pirate House. It’s one of the earliest buildings constructed in Savannah, originally serving as an inn and tavern for visiting sailors. It has been preserved to its original state - including its distinctive “haint blue” shutters and doors, believed to ward off unwanted spirits.
We had reservations, but they were busy - granting us a few minutes to look around the lobby and peek upstairs at the gift shop (where after dinner Brock would score a cool t-shirt).
We were seated in one of the side rooms - made it quieter, but we missed some of the building's character being back there.
Kade received a child's menu - even though he didn't order from it - and it was so cool! Alas, he could not be persuaded to wear the pirate's hat, so only the picture remains.
Brock was in good spirits!
That night we really experienced city living. It was so noisy in our front room, it made it really hard to sleep. At least the boys were in the back bedrooms, so they slept well. In the morning, Brent and I needed a quick caffeine fix, so we walked over to the Starbucks inside Kroger while Moose stood watch.
Our first full day in Savannah was spent exploring - all five of us walked the 7 blocks to Forsyth Park. As we got closer to the park, the houses got nicer and nicer!
Brock had Moose's leash for the majority of the walk - very proud of him working up to this stage - it's a lot of responsibility to walk a Corso!
Our first stop in the park was to take in the Civil War Memorial (originally the Confederate Memorial), originally dedicated May 1875 and renamed in 2018.
The boys were fascinated by the caterpillars climbing all over the metal fencing. This is where they first learned the name of all the "fuzz" hanging from the oak trees - Spanish Moss! Kade was sure the caterpillars were purposely falling from the spanish moss onto his head!
It was designed for people with limited sight to enjoy - we spotted gardenia, lemon trees, roses, and mint!
They love to tease me about my posing.
Absolutely gorgeous!
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