Sunday, July 11, 2010

July 4th In Savannah, Georgia

Since I had a four day weekend for the 4th, Lana, Liam and I took a trip to Savannah, GA and Hilton Head Beach. Savannah is a very nice and old town (1733) with many small park-like squares, outdoor restaurants and shops. On the drive down, Lana called some good friends of ours, who we met in Korea, just to see how they were doing. Little did we know, they had stopped in Savannah on their way to Florida, so we naturally met up for dinner downtown. After dinner, we took a walk along River Street before calling it a night.

The next day Lana, Liam and I went to Tybee Beach about 30 minutes east of downtown Savannah. It takes a little more time now with Liam, but we still enjoyed the beach. As long as Liam has a full belly, he usually sleeps. So, Lana took care of that and laid him under an umbrella to sleep. Each one of us took turns swimming while the other watched Liam.

Later that night, we made our way back to the same restaurant we had eaten at the night before since the food was so good. It was also the 4th of July, so we also made our way back to the popular River Street. The firework show was pretty good and Liam enjoyed it too.

The next day we make a 45 minute drive north into South Carolina again to Hilton Head Beach for 3-4 hours. The routine of one watching while the other swam was the same, until an older lady near us said she'd love to hold Liam while we swam. It was an offered we accepted and appreciated. Our weekend trip, Liam's first mini holiday, was an enjoyable one which was hope to do again sometime. Actually, Lana enjoyed Hilton Head Beach so much that she has made a three day reservation for her and two of her friend's from Germany in August.