Savannah, day 3

With our last full day in Savannah, we decided to check out Tybee Island and Fort Pulaski. Tybee Island is one of the several barrier islands around the Savannah area. Because we’re crazy and slightly masochistic, we decided to climb the Tybee Island lighthouse. It’s always a bad idea and serves as a painful reminder of how out of shape I am.

We popped over to the fort across the road. And because my husband is apparently going through artillery withdrawal having signed out of Fort Bragg three days earlier, he gave me a very informative breakdown of how artillery in the Civil War worked.

Back to the glorious air conditioning in the car, we headed to Fort Pulaski. This was first built as a fort after the War of 1812 but wasn’t used (and then only sparingly) until the Civil War. Another artillery lesson followed. But, I have to say, it’s really helpful touring forts with someone who knows their shit. I recommend taking an artillery man along to all historical forts.

We drove back to Savannah for a late lunch at the Melting Pot only to drive around looking for parking and discover that the Melting Pot doesn’t serve lunch. So we walked down the block to The District Café. Mac enjoyed a pimento cheese press (a Panini with pimento cheese, chicken, and bacon) while I tried a chicken salad croissant. I have a weakness for good Southern chicken salad on a flaky, buttery croissant, and I was not disappointed. We stopped next door at Leopold’s, a local ice cream shop (made famous by the owner’s frequent appearances on Paula Deen). I tried the Thin Mint hot fudge sundae. Mac helped after finishing his waffle cone.

My camera battery had died the night before, so we walked over to the Nathanael Greene monument. He’s kind of one of my favorite Revolutionary War heroes.

Then we walked back down to the river front to get some better photos. More artillery: these guns from the Battle of Saratoga were presented by George Washington to Savannah during his tour in 1791.

We did make it to The Melting Pot for dinner and were not disappointed. So much food, and we didn’t even opt for the full four course extravaganza. We also marveled at how much money we were spending to essentially cook our own food. We started with the cheddar appetizer with apples, veggies, and bread. We then split chicken pot stickers and spinach & artichoke ravioli cooked in bouillon broth. We finished with the smore fondue.

Driving back, we stopped at Forsyth Park to get some fancy dusk-y photos. And we’re pretty sure we saw a homeless man watching a movie on his laptop.