We arrived in Savannah about noon and were hungry for lunch. The girls chose to eat at a Wendy's near the History Museum. After lunch we toured the Savannah History Museum.
We were shown a movie of the history of Savannah and how it was founded. After watching the movie we went through the museum and saw different items from the local Savannah history. We also saw the bench from the movie "Forrest Gump".
In front of Juliette Low's Horseless Carriage. This can be seen in the museum.
After the museum we headed to Tybee Island about a twenty minute ride from Savannah. Our accommodations were made at the Tybee Island 4-H Center. You can find information about the 4-H Center in a copy of the Birthplace Bound.
Now to unload our gear. Which bunk do we chose?
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After unloading our gear and exploring the camp, it was time to head back to Savannah for our dinner reservations. We called ahead and made dinner reservations at the Pirates House restaurant. It was very formal. They offer a special Girl Scout menu for a special price. You will need to contact them and they will mail or fax the menu to Troops. Listed in the Birthplace Bound booklet.
Very fancy....Three course meal. Ok, I can get use to this.
Click on the flag to see the menu that was offered to us March 2001. Menus and prices are subject to change per the restaurant.
The Pirate's House Restaurant is a famous restaurant in Savannah, Georgia. Hanging on the walls in the Captain's Room and The Treasure Room are frames containing pages from an early, very rare edition of the book Treasure Island. Savannah is mentioned numerous times in this classic by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is said that Old Captain Flint, who originally buried the fabulous treasure on Treasure Island, died in an upstairs room.
We had fun trying to find the ghost of Captain Flint. Ok, was that him looking out of the upstairs window?
We pre-arranged our Ghost/Carriage tour with Historic Savannah Carriage Tours.
This was awesome. It was a brisk March evening and it made the atmosphere even more exciting. Because of the size of our group we were separated into two carriages. The guides were excellent storytellers. We rode for about an hour all around the streets of downtown Savannah.
As we passed by different historical sites we were told the various legends about "ghost" happenings that took place there. When we passed by Picadilly's restaurant we asked the guide to tell us about "Gracie" the little girl who haunted it. She did. Now we are suppose to eat dinner Saturday night there and we will look for her.
Our guide also pointed out another horse and carriage that belonged to them and told us the horse's name was "DOC". He made his film debut in the movie "Forrest Gump". You can see him in the movie in the far right-hand corner of the screen in the scene where Forrest is talking to a women holding a baby. This was a lot of fun and we would highly recommend it.
Now back to Tybee to retire for the night.
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