Sweltering in Savannah

We have just arrived in Washington DC after a 15 hour train trip that was scheduled to take 11. The locals just laugh at us when we say we are catching the train, as this sort of delay seems to be standard. Maddi had given Adam "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote to read, and he was very freaked out when he realised that the murderers had visited Miami Beach and stayed at the exact same address as the one where we had stayed! (Bear in mind this book is a true story, though it was based in 1959).

According to USA Today, July has been the hottest month in the USA for the last 70 years, which explains why we have been melting when we are out and about. A standard day in Savannah was 90% humidity and 37 degrees Celsius. We understand now why they have siestas in hot countries, as we had to escape back to the hotel by about 3 every afternoon, and only venture out again for dinner. The historic district of Savannah was gorgeous, with a different shady tree lined square every 5 mins walk, each one surrounded by 200 year old mansions. We can see why so many movies get filmed here. We are fully informed on the history now, after doing a trolley tour, a walking tour, a black history tour, and watching the documentary film put on at the Visitor's Centre Museum.

We had heard that Savannah was know for good food, so we had some great dinners while we were there. We have now tried gumbo, collard greens and grits, though have not yet had biscuits and gravy. The waiters were good ol' Southern boys, and have given us directions to other restaurants in Boston and New York. The Civil War is still fresh in some minds here...we overheard someone at another table saying that a female friend had been going out with a Yankee, but had broken up with him "after he showed his true colours"!