Day 21 - Savannah

Today, while Jim played golf, the boys and I went to Savannah.  During parts of this trip, they've given us a hard time about sightseeing so I anticipated the same behavior when I proposed the drive into Savannah.  To make them more agreeable, I invented a bingo type game where they would need to look for things on their cards, such as flag poles, historic houses, cemeteries, boats, souvenir shops, pubs, pizza places, statues, etc, and get 5 of these items in a row (like traditional bingo) to win money.

I'm happy to report that it worked like a charm!  They each got a city map from the visitor's center and they set the course for our walking tour of Savannah.   Other than the heat/humidity (you'd think we'd be used to it by now... not!), we had a ball:)  I had two willing tour guides and it cost me $14 (4 bingos for Greg and 3 for Connor at $2 each).  We added some things to our list for next time as we walked around today.  I definitely see us using this new game as our trip progresses.

The older part of Savannah has squares at the intersections of streets and they are placed every two blocks or so around the city.  Some are like gardens, some have fountains, some have statues.  We visited Franklin Square, Ellis Square, Johnson Square, Warren Square and Washington Square, to name a few.  They are beautifully done and we really enjoyed exploring them.  We wandered through a cemetery that is now a park and saw headstones from the 1700s... We also wandered through the City Market and had a delicious lunch on River Street.

The first two pictures are from different squares.  The third picture is the boys at a fountain on River Street.  The Savannah River is behind them. 

I have to admit that I was nervous driving into a new area, especially with our big butt truck, but, all in all, it was a very fun day with my soon-to-be teenagers!