I woke up and went out on the balcony and spied a hot rod from the 60's parked on the street. It was a LOLA T70 Mk3B.

What a stunning car:

After eating a filling breakfast at the Hilton, we hopped in the car and drove to Savannah. From St. Augustine it is only about a 2.5 to 3 hour trip, down I-95 which, of course once you hit the orange cone state of Georgia you are forced to either break the law or drive some archaic speed limits. Trying to avoid the anger issues experienced the day before, we decided we would go to Tybee Island first. 

Tybee Island Lighthouse:

Tybee Island Lighthouse is located about 15 miles to the east of Savannah. The first tower was erected in 1732, and is on its fourth tower which has had many different day mark painting styles applied to it. The first two towers succumbed to the sea, the third tower to the Civil War, and lastly we are left with the newest tower which was built in the late 1870's.  The lighthouse keeper's quarters were probably the nicest ones I have EVER seen. Those guys didn't have the worst place to live that is for sure. 

From Left to Right:

Tybee Island Lighthouse, Ana with the Lighthouse, James with the lighthouse.

Taken from inside the Keeper's house, the lens and light assembly, 

The battery and keeper's quarters as viewed from the top of the lighthouse

And of course some joker's hanging out 200 feet in the sky:

View from the top, various old lights and bits:

After we finished walking around the lighthouse we walked through the museum, which was housed in the old Battery across the street. I can't remember the name of it for the life of me. 

One last shot of the lighthouse viewed from the top of the battery:

At this point I put the camera away for the day. We headed back to Savannah where our hotel was located and dropped off the car. We stayed at the Hilton Desoto which is located conveniently on Liberty between Bull and Drayton. I have stayed at this hotel before and as usual, it was top notch. Zion at the front desk, and Charles the concierge were just the best. 

 We left the hotel and headed down to the Savannah Riverwalk. One thing to keep in mind about Savannah is that it is a VERY old city, rich in heritage, culture, history and so on. It is also apparent that the city nowadays is really out to protect itself. In doing so they have created the Riverwalk which is block after block of quaint shops, hotels, restaurants and condos. 

For lunch we stopped at The Dockside Grille. Standard pub fare, with the exception of their fried mushrooms and special sauce - which was AMAZING! From here Ana was really interested in stopping at the Life is Good store and the Peanut Store. I did pick up some peanut butter malted milk balls and chocolate malted milk balls, yum! One candy I have loved from childhood that is for sure. I still remember getting some malted milk balls on a vacation with my parents in a place called Blowing Rock, NC. 

On the way back from the Riverwalk, I noticed a REAL barber shop, stopped in and got a straight razor shave. Nothing else like that!

From here we strolled around to Mabel Francis Potter's Cupcake Emporium, wow! I have to suggest that these cupcakes rival or dear I suggest, BETTER, than those at Magnolia's in NYC. I had her version of the Red Velvet, complete with cream cheese frosting, and a lemon cupcake with lemon frosting. yum yum! and they won't break the bank. Mabel was also very friendly (as everyone in Savannah seems to be). 

We stopped for coffee at a small bistro next to Simply Irresistible, a glass and home decor shop. We went in and out of a few more shops and then headed back to the hotel. 

Ana snapped a few shots from our hotel room:

We relaxed for a few hours and got cleaned up and headed down to the SIXPENCE pub for dinner. 

The SIXPENCE pub is located at Bull street just north of Liberty. It seems so odd that the river is to the north of the city for some reason. 

The Sixpence seems to have as much to do with other people's success in Savannah as any other. So many stories you would hear that started, "when they were at the SIXPENCE". At any rate we sat outside (something we had done at nearly every opportunity while on this vacation) Ana enjoyed a glass of White Zinfandel and a crab stuffed flounder, while I had the standard Dewar's and a turkey sandwich. As always their food and drinks never disappoint. 

One of the best things about Savannah is that in the historic district, you can walk around with an open container and drink. Nothing takes off the evening chill more than a cup of whiskey and soda. 

From the SIXPENCE we strolled around Savannah, which is something very easy to do, as the city is well laid out and for the most part, probably one of the safest cities you could be in. When we finished our stroll we headed back to the hotel to call it a night.