Day 2 - Pool Time and Rhett Restaurant

Day 2 was a Monday and Briana was going to be attending her two art classes that day. She texted first thing in the morning and said she slept pretty well and was about to go to breakfast. She was excited about the day ahead - especially because she was going to a movie night that evening with all the SCAD camp students (which ended up being "Spiderman: No Way Home" - but she loves Marvel as you know and was so happy to watch it - again). Knowing she was doing just fine, I was able to enjoy the rest of the day.

It really was a picture perfect day...

 

I just wanted to chill that day. I didn't want to do any big time sightseeing or shopping - I was in need of a day of some rest and relaxation.
 

We went to the pool (which I mentioned before was located right outside our room).

Unfortunately, the pool water looked a bit murky and not as vibrant blue as it should. The pool staff was examining the situation and we were told they had to clean the pool - which could take a couple of hours (they actually drained it about halfway). According to the staff, the pool on the weekend had been super busy and it just wasn't ready for guests yet. We had the option to visit another pool on the property, but we were ok just lounging and relaxing on our pool chairs under some umbrellas...

We ordered some lunch...

The strawberry daiquiris (with edible straws) were very yummy. I had a delicious shrimp salad with thousand island dressing and Doug went for a hamburger and fries.

We spent a number of hours relaxing by the pool but unfortunately, it never ended up being ready for swimming. I don't think the pool was available the entire day. It was a bummer, but luckily, we managed to have a relaxing morning/early afternoon despite that.

We went back to our room, showered and changed, rested a bit and then explored a little more of the hotel grounds.

Doug had made a reservation at a restaurant named "Rhett"  for that evening which was located in the Alida Hotel which is situated right next to the Marriott. We were able to walk to dinner...

Loved the artwork drawn on the ground in front of the restaurant...

Inside, the restaurant was very welcoming...

We had the sweetest waitress - super friendly and knowledgeable. And the food was SO good...

She-crab soup, crispy chicken and rice, bourbon pecan bar - all so amazingly good.

After dinner, we went to look at the river...

A shop on the river featuring the artwork of SCAD Alumna...

 

 And then it was back to our room...

The days we were in Savannah were a bit warm, but the temps were much lower than they had been earlier in the month in Georgia. We had had an unusually hot and muggy early to mid June and we were super grateful it was a bit cooler that week we visited Savannah.

So, our Day 2 was very laid back. Day 3 was a lot busier. We did a lot more sightseeing on Day 3. 

More on that next...