Sat. 9/15/07 ~ The Lady and Sons was Worth the Wait

Using a map the campground manager provided we drove into Savannah and arranged for a trolley tour of the city. The conductor told us our timing was perfect for getting lunch reservations for The Lady and Sons Restaurant which is owned by television chef Paula Deen and her two sons. We got off the trolley at stop #3 and walked 3 blocks to wait in line until they started giving out reservations. We got a reservation for 1:30 then continued the trolley tour throughout the city. We returned to the restaurant in time for our reservation. The restaurant is in an old building right in the historic district and we were directed to the third floor. We order fried green tomatoes for an appetizer and both had the buffet lunch. Wow, was it good! The buffet offered fried chicken, roasted chicken, meatloaf, fabulous mashed potatoes, green beans, collard greens, black eyed peas, sweet potatoes, and banana pudding to top it all off. We were stuffed to the point that neither of us wanted anything else for the rest of the day and night. I visited the gift shop but resisted the urge to buy anything. We walked a few blocks down to the Riverfront and then caught the trolley back to where we had parked the car. We returned home and went swimming for a couple of hours and then Bill watched the USC game while I worked on our itinerary for the rest of the trip.