Well our much anticipated road trip to Savannah came so fast but seemed like it took forever to get here at the same time! We were up before the sun was even on the horizon and eager to make our way south and out of the cold. The car was all packed and just waiting for use to jump in and drive. Road map in one hand and coffee in the other off we went to the Canadian American board. We got into New York state no problem driving south east we got to see the skyline of New York City which is always impressive no matter how many times you see it. We made our way to the New Jersey Turnpike which let me tell you was not fun driving at all! It was raining so hard and you have drivers weaving in and out of lines, there really is no system of driving on the Turnpike it is each man or women for themselves and you are praying you will get out alive. I would have to say that in all my driving in the states that New Jersey drivers are the worse. I would be interested to know what their accident rate is compared to those of other states. (We witnessed 13 accidents in our driving down south. This is pretty impressive since most days our driving conditions were at their best.)

After a long day of driving and fighting with drivers and the rain we made it to Laurel, Maryland where we spent the night. (Between Baltimore, MA and Washington, DC)

Waking up super early in the morning again before the sun we made it to the continental breakfast to pick up some coffee and muffins for the road because at this point we still have another 9 hour drive ahead of us. When you’re so close to the capital of the states (some might say the world) you have to go see it. So that is what we did, we made our way through the streets of Washington to get to the Mall. At this point I am doing crazy taking pictures of every building in sight but yet scared that a cop is going to take my camera away from me and throw it on the ground. (I think I have this view of the capital as being very heavily controlled and you feel this while you are there.) There was no parking even though we were driving around at 6:30 in the morning while the sun is just peaking through the semi-bear trees. If you have not made your way to Washington, DC I feel like it is a must in everyone’s life time. We did stop right in front of the Capital to take pictures and walk around to see how things look other then when you are driving by them. By 8:00 we were on our way out of Washington and heading down to our next destination, Savannah, Georgia!

Food is always needed on a road trip!

And exercise is crucial when driving for 2 days long. I took this opportunity to do some jumping jacks!

We made a quick stop on the way down to Savannah in South Carolina, still not to sure what town we stopped in but everything was closed down including this amazing and creepy hotel that we walked around.

Reaching Savannah was such a gratifying feeling after 2 days of being in the car and fighting through traffic which set us back 3 hours each day of our trip down south. We got to The Thunderbird (in the heart of the historical district 611 Oglethorpe Ave.) in around 10:00 in the evening where we were pleasantly greeting by an Elvis looking Aussie named Nico who has lots of excitement for things of the past and of the wonderful city of Savannah. He was so helpful with us planning what restaurants to eat at with his personalized list of his favorite restaurants in the city and must do’s while in Savannah. His sense of humor was well invited after going through states that just don’t seem to have the charm and hospitality of the south. Along with the help of Nico’s list I would also suggest picking up the free local newspaper Connect (which can be found walking down the street) which you will find all that is happening in Savannah that week.

After months of saving and planning our Christmas/New Years trip we were finally here and we needed to check out the town we had heard so many good things about. We drove around the historical area we were staying in, then ordered in pizza and called it a night. Stay toned for great places to check out in Savannah and more of our pictures of our trip and a home video of our trip!