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| Scott and I enjoy a celebratory dinner at Vic's on the River restaurant on our last night in Savannah. |
Right now Scott and I are enjoying 75 degree sunshine in Bonita Springs, FL We feel guilty seeing the sub freezing cold over much of the U.S, But it was quite a bit cooler up in Savannah as you can see from our sweaters and jackets in the photo above. But we had plenty of time to do a lot of walking around that lovely city before continuing south to Florida. Besides our amazing dinner at Vic's we had a wonderful brunch at Collins Quarter which our son Sean had recommended.
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| Our charming waiter Eli poses with Scott at Collins Quarter in Forsythe Park. |
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| Scott's amazing Bloody Mary with shrimp and bacon (plus a few other things)! |
Our last day we had a tour of Wormsloe State Historic Site near Skidaway Island State Park. One of the first group of Europeans that came to settle in Savannah, Noble Jones obtained a grant for 500 acres of land on the Isle of Hope in 1736 and built a fortified house at the tip. It was part of a series of defensive fortifications against an invasion by the Spanish. He later built a plantation there and his descendants finally gave a portion of it to the State in 1978. A charming guide walked us over the park explaining the history of the site and the environment.
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| Over 400 live oak trees line the beautiful mile long avenue into Wormsloe Historic Site. They were planted in 1893 and are draped by Spanish moss. |
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| At the tip of the property a fortified building housed a small band of soldiers that were protecting the England settlement of Savannah from the Spanish. |
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| Our guide on the left gave us a vivid picture of life for the residents of this plantation |
From Savannah we drove down to Winter Park, FL to stay with my old friend Harpal, his wife Jeannie and their son Sunjay. Harpal went to B.U. with my sister Paula and we've been friends since 1969. The last few years we've left Baby in their yard while we continue further south. Harpal made a delicious Indian dinner to welcome us and the next night took us out for a fun Asian Street Food restaurant. During the day we walked around the lake in the center of Winter Park, which has a very charming low rise historic center.
Next we continued south to visit our Shrewsbury, Vermont neighbors and friends Weezie and Stan in their beautiful condo in Jupiter, FL. Weezie impressed us by making homemade fettuccini which she served with shrimp, sun dried tomatoes and artichokes. Yummy! We took pictures of the pasta machine box because this has convinced me to start making my own pasta from now on. Scott's giving me the same pasta machine for my birthday! The next morning we walked over part of their golf course for a delicious breakfast overlooking the links.
All too soon we were off again, next to Bonita Springs on the west coast.
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| Harpal, Jeannie and Sunjay |
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| Enjoying a fun dinner together |
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| Scott is going to give me an Imperia Pasta maker for my birthday. That's Stan in the background |
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| Weezie and Stan, friends from Shrewsbury who spend part of the winter at their home in Jupiter, FL |
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