Coastal Trip Day 2

 So Saturday morning we got a very early start on our journey up to Savannah. I woke up at 5 and showered and we got the kids up by about 5:45. Mobile was in the midst of the worst weather though. The tropical storm had arrived there. We wondered how our day would go and really even if we should leave. We knew though it was best to just plow through and the weather would clear up the further we went East. So we bit the bullet and left. It was really bad for probably the first 2 hours of our trip. We stopped at a Bucees for the potty and breakfast treats. We quickly ate our breakfast in the car. We went on to Pensacola and thought we were ahead of the storm when we got stopped on the bridge and ended up being stuck there for an hour. During this time the storm caught up and we just had to sit and wait it out. We finally moved past the storm but it was off/on rain for the entire state of Florida. We stopped at a couple rest stops/gas stations for potty breaks. We also just went through a McDonald's drive thru for a light lunch in the car. Most places still didn't have their lobbies open. Anyway on we went...we even stopped at an Orange Place in Florida but it ended up being a tourist trap so we went on. We arrived in Savannah around 4 or 5 I think. By the time we got the car parked and our stuff up to the room and settled it was definitely after 5. We liked our hotel there in Savannah. It was a bit bigger then the one in Mobile and it had the bathroom split into 2 parts which is nice when traveling with a family of 4. We got cleaned up and decided to go to dinner at Lady and Sons. It was near our hotel and we figured we had to hit the Paula Dean restaurant. Well we arrived and first had to wait about an hour to be seated. The staff was less then desirable. We just weren't that impressed. The food was ok...fried chicken was excellent but everything else was just mediocre. We were really questioning what our Savannah experience would be like. Also not to mention the streets were really crowded and loud and dirty. Where we were felt like the French Quarter. After dinner we decided we should just walk and see some sights though. We walked down to the river. We quickly figured out this was the party scene. We snapped a few pics then headed back to our hotel. We were all pretty tired from the traveling anyway. 

Coastal Trip Day 1

So we just returned from a 10 day trip across the southern coastal states. We left mid-afternoon on Friday. There was a tropical storm headed for our area. This seems to be a pattern when we take a summer trip. We first had to drop Ruby off at our friends the Brubakers. We drove until we got to the MS Gulf Coast then stopped at Cracker Barrel for our first dinner on the road. It was yummy and a good experience. It was nice to get out and stretch our legs a bit. The weather was the worst getting out of NOLA then slacked up for the rest of our drive. After we drove straight to Mobile to our hotel. It was raining when we arrived there as well. We stayed at a Marriott hotel in the downtown area. We pretty much just brought our things up to the room and got settled with showers/baths and ready for bed. We knew the next day would be a long and early one. The hotel was nice and we got a good nights sleep!