After our adventure through Orlando, we said goodbye to Florida because a new state awaited our arrival… Georgia, sweet Georgia.  After a long day playing around at the Universal Orlando theme parks, headed off on a four hour drive. It was tough but we made it to Brunswick, Ga around four in the morning.  When we woke up the next morning, actually afternoon, we had a new comment with a suggestion of a place to eat: Willies Weenie Wagon. It was great to finally get a suggestion so we stopped by the restaurant to eat some pork sandwiches on our way to Jekyll Island. The sandwiches were alright; mainly it was awesome to have someone post a comment with a suggestion of someplace new to try. We continued on to Jekyll Island which was really cool with old historic homes that had been renovated into hotels and museums, big grassy fields, and tall oak trees. It was just how I pictured Georgia. Jekyll Island is also where the first transcontinental phone call was made, so we got to see a little bit of history that I use every day. Thanks Alexander Graham Bell!  Since our next stop was Savannah, we headed back to the bus early so we could make the short one hour drive and get a good night’s sleep. Unfortunately for us, we had a minor complication with the bus which set us back a few hours; however, it was all worth it because Carson finally picked up some sunglasses at the truck stop that we had to go to. For those of you that aren’t aware, Carson has been searching for the perfect pair of sunglasses for about 8 years now so be sure to leave him a comment about how nice they look.  Needless to say we eventually made it to Savannah, a town where Carson doesn’t have to squint.
I really was excited to try Paula Deen’s restaurant that is in Savannah, “The Lady and Son’s”, but we did not wake up early enough to get on the waiting list the first day. Instead we walked around the historic district in Georgia’s first town, Savannah, which is a really beautiful city with so much history. There are numerous, I think 21, unique squares (parks) in the middle of the town that have old oak trees, water fountains, and beautiful old historic homes. We also checked out River Walk which was a cobble stone road with shops and restaurants along the After a full day of walking and seeing the sights of Savannah, we headed to the bus to get some rest.Â
The next morning we planned on getting up at 5 AM to watch the sunrise, and I don’t know if you know Carson and Lieu too well, but they have only seen 5 AM on the clock when they have stayed up really late… they have never seen that time when they were trying to start their day. It was an early wake up call, Carson and Lieu eventually made it out of bed, and we made it out the door in time to see the sunrise. Unfortunately for us, it was cloudy over the water, so we did not see the sun until about an hour after it rose, but we still got to see some beautiful pinks and purples as the sun was making its way up the horizon. Next on the list for the day was to go to an old civil war sight; Fort Puluski. It was really well maintained and I had a great time walking around the fort seeing where all of the soldiers fought. By this time, it was about 8:30 AM, so we made our way back to the historic discrict to put our names in at The Lady and Son’s for lunch. 
It was my lucky day because as I was waiting in line, Paula Deen herself showed up. I don’t know if you guys know this about me, but I am always watching the Food Network and Paula Deen is my favorite! Carson said that he thought I was as excited to see Paula Deen as he would be to see Michael Jordan. I think that is probably an over exaggeration, it was pretty spectacular to be in the same room as someone as awesome as Paula Deen.  After my celebrity sighting, Carson, Lieu, and I sat down and had a wonderful lunch at The Lady and Son’s restaurant. The wait was worth it because it was some of the best food I have eaten in a very long time. We left the restaurant each with 10 extra pounds in our stomachs and ventured on to the bamboo gardens where we took a quick walking tour. Since our wakeup call was 5 AM, we were all pretty tired so we headed back to the bus to take a nap. After a few hours we woke up played a little volleyball in the Wal-Mart parking lot and then headed out of town towards Charleston, South Carolina.Â
It was a jam packed few days, but it was all worth the time and effort to see the sights of Savannah and the best cook on the food network, Paula Deen!
 -Ashley
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