PRETEND LIKE ITS THE WEEKEND NOW ...

And we can pretend it all the time. 

I could go on with those lyrics from Jack Johnson's BANANA PANCAKES but it's not raining so instead I'll just show ya a couple of pictures from this mornings breakfast. Since we cooked outside, in the most perfect of weather conditions, I do believer the banana pancakes tasted twice as good as ever before. Jett even crashed pretending like it was the weekend as well while we ate. 

Finally before I burst from excitement we arrived back in historic Savannah. Tim and I decided to begin exploring the southern wards near Forsyth Park and Monterey Square. Looks like no Public Garage Parking for our truck with kayaks up top!

In finding rock-star street parking right on Monterey Square by the Mercer House we grabbed it while we could. First up was exploring the Square and walking around the Mercer House which is a museum.  The Mercer House is most famous from the movie MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL (one of my fave) directed by Clint Eastwood. I just couldn't help thinking ... where did they park the equipment trucks? Catering? Craft Service? PAs? Where did the crew have to park? Shuttles for crew? We ran out of time to watch the movie last night so maybe tonight we can make it happen! 

Next up was walking one block south to Forsyth Park. So amazingly beautiful! Tim and I just casually strolled through this amazing historic park with Jett as she enjoyed meeting new friends. We have a few parks within just a couple of blocks from our house back home. Wow! We can really appreciate them being so close but they are so not the caliber of what there is to offer here in historic Savannah. 

The distinctive and famous fountain and the Confederate Memorial make it a must see when visiting Savannah. Forsyth Park has grown over the years, currently at 30 acres in size, it is also the largest park in the historic district of Savannah. 

Since the meter was running and we still had time to spare we decided to explore Calhoun and Whitfield Squares as well. More on the layout of Savannah and the squares later in the week and how the original plan of the city was known as the Oglethorpe Plan.