Saying Goodbye in Savannah
Accompanied by skies that were a bit thicker, we drove off Tybee Island on our last day, saying goodbye to the low country marshes we've visited so often. While there this time, I reflected that most of our favorite family vacation spots have been islands: Tybee, Hawaii, England, and Manhattan. Maybe the only thing they all share is that we love them. As many times as we've been to Tybee, we've been to Savannah twice as much. It's a delightful and delicious city, filled with history (good and bad) and archetypal Southern-ness. Among the yummiest Southern spots has to be Mrs. Wilkes . I read Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil right when it came out years and years ago. It's what made me want to go to Savannah, to visit Bonaventure cemetery, to eat at Clary's , and to eat at Mrs. Wilkes. If we have the time, we still get to Clary's, but we always make time to eat at Mrs. Wilkes. We were not alone. Even arriving ...