Savannah

We arrived late in Savannah on the 3rd of February. Having unpacked the car and explored our new temporary house, we headed down the road to ‘Foxy Loxy’ – a popular café down Bull Street. There we listened to two thirds of ‘Waits & Co,’ a mellow Country-Folk band with troubadour sensibilities. They proved to be a talented band with likeable songs, as well as friendly guys who gave us tips on what to do in Savannah. We kicked off the following day with a walking tour through this lovely city, where we saw the sights and learned of the history of Savannah, the US’ most haunted city… if you believe in that kind of thing! Following the tour, we took a walk around the more touristic areas of the city, such as City Market and River Street, where we sampled the many candy shops - all for the sake of research, of course. After some more ‘research’ at a 1950s themed ice-cream parlour, we headed to ‘The Wormhole’ for their open mic night. I played a 4 song set early on in the night to a modest audience. However, I can safely say that the most memorable set performed that night was by the Punk-Rock quartet known as ‘Jeff’s Favourite Band’ who dedicated a song to ‘all the ladies’ before launching into the hilariously inappropriate ‘Glad You Got Your Period’, a tale of joy that details the narrator’s happiness at a false-alarm. They followed the charming ditty with another equally captivating number titled ‘Don’t Wash Your Clothes’, which I can safely say was not about minimizing water wastage, but indulging fetishes…enough said. Actually, I’ve not said enough, here are the lyrics that are forever imprinted on our brains: “Don’t wash your clothes, you know I want to smell those panties. Don’t wash your clothes, unless its shirts and socks – they’re useless”. Now I realise I have described these songs in-depth, however, our shock and laughter that night cannot be summed up in few words. The following day we explored the beautiful and iconic Bonaventure Cemetery just outside of Savannah, in a little town called Thunderbolt (great name, right?). Following the cemetery, we took a tour around the house of Juliette Gordon Low, the woman who founded the Girl Scouts. This was particularly special for me, because I was once a Girl Scout. Okay, so maybe I wasn’t, however, it was an excellent example of the beautiful old houses in Savannah, and it informed us on the life of a remarkable woman. That evening found us making the drive out to Tybee Island, where we took part in the ‘Blues and Bingo’ night at the Tybee Island Social Club. It is indeed what it sounds like; bingo played to the sounds of two gentlemen playing the Blues - a great concept in my opinion, made better by the fact that I won $10 dollars to spend on drinks! A fitting end to a great stay in the beautiful Savannah.