Road Trip to Nowhere In Particular: Day 2

Day two, just a short morning drive from St. Augustine to Savannah. Got to see the Marriott resort we stayed at in the daylight, damn it was nice. Up 95a few hours and once again pulled into a choice parking spot as soon as we got here. The parking gods must be smiling down on me this week. Savannah is a great walking town, and being a college town, an even better biking spot. Kind of wished I had mine. I just love all of the public squares they have here. What great place to stop and catch some internet to search a hotel. And get this, they have grass here. Not that itchy, bug filled crap we call grass in Florida either. Actual soft, green, lush grass that you can actually sit down on.

First thing we did was hit a bunch of the antique shops as we cased the area for last nights activities. I scored a super cool 60's era Ronson mechanical pencil lighter for the princely sum of five dollars on the very first stop. From River St we watched a tanker ship that must have been a full city block long go by for what seemed like five minutes. Then we proceeded to take note of the locations of the many Irish and Scottish pubs, I had no idea this was such a Celtic town.

After getting a general idea of what was in the area, we decided it best to stay right in the heart of town, within walking distance of all the shops, restaurants and bars. Since last nights lodging was a bit off the beaten footpath, we didn't want to spend another night room-bound. So we sat on the grass in Oglethorpe Square and once again, Hotwire found us some sweet digs for a great rate. After checking in and depositing the car, it was back to the streets in search of dinner. Though I had fish and chips and a pint of bitter on the brain, I discovered that on Mondays one of the hotel restaurants offers all you can eat mussels. If you know me, you know not only can I not resist an all-you-can-eat offer, I take it as a personal challenge. See Facebook for the gluttonous details. From there it was a short stroll to Molly Macpherson's Pub, who apparently has the largest single malt collection on the east coast. And I believe them. But felt less than imaginative, so it was a round of Powers whisky and a pint of Bellhaven. Another reason Savannah is a great walking town, you can carry your drink with you. Take that Ybor! We made quick pass through the Paula Deen store, just cause we were already there.

By now, the only other place we wanted to stop, The Distillery, was farther than we cared to walk and I wasn't driving anywhere. So it was back to the hotel for a Bushmill's and a Rocky Patel '92, then upstairs to bed. Today we move on to Charleston. More updates to follow. I will try to remember to take more pictures this time.