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In my Friday Celebrity Round-up, I talked about how my sanity was like an endangered species on the brink of extinction. My husband made an executive decision that we would take an impromptu trip to Savannah, one of our favorite places in the world, because that’s what the travel savings account is for, right?
It also just happened to be Father’s Day weekend. I’m not sure if that was a deciding factor or not.
We ended up staying in a hotel in the historic district, the Marshall House, which is allegedly haunted. Do you guys believe in that stuff? We eat up Ghost Adventurers like it’s icing from a can on a spoon (delicious), so it was our kind of place.
I’m not saying I believe in ghosts or spirits or whatnot, but I am sort of fascinated with the shows that find evidence. Hubby brought along our camera and his little digital recording device hoping to catch some spooks. He did a session before we went on a “Haunted Trolley Tour” in which he posed lots of questions to a little girl ghost who supposedly haunts the hotel. At one point he asked, “Do you want us to leave you alone?”
We were listening back after he stopped the recorder, and in the silence after that question we heard a definitive: “yes.” It sounded like a little girl being contrary, like she just wanted us to leave her alone to play.
“Oh, sweet, impressionable Amanda. That wasn’t a little ghost girl, it was your son making some ridiculous baby noise.”
EXCEPT IT WASN’T. Because I was in charge of making sure Baby B was quiet and he was.
0000000000000000000eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee00000000000000
(That’s a ghost sound.)
Anyway, we went on the Haunted Trolley Tour, which was a 90 minute ride through Savannah with the guide narrating about the ghost stories. Several 20 somethings climbed aboard with a whole case of beer and the classic red party cups. You know the deal…….
The last tour stop was at an abandoned hospital with a series of tunnels snaking underneath where illegal autopies were proformed.
Dun dun DUUUNNNNNNN!
(That’s a dramatic sound.)
Daddy wearing Baby B during the ghost tour!
We got to tour one of the tunnels. It would have been cool if not for all the drunk people who stomped on a grate above the tunnel, which lead to an unfortunate series of events that started with me screaming and trying to run out and ended with our baby crying like someone was trying to perform an illegal autopsy on him. We wondered why anybody would want to scare a baby while the other people on the tour wondered why anyone would bring a baby on a ghost tour.
Then the beer 30 girls held us up while they found a restroom after carefully considering the option of peeing in the grass in front of the tour group. So, that happened.
As always, we had a fantastic time in Savannah. If you haven’t’ gone, you should.
On the way home, we stopped for Father’s Day Dinner. It included chocolate cake (of course it did).
All in all, it was a great little weekend trip, a wonderful Father’s Day, and my sanity is securely in place (as of 11 am on Monday).
Have you visited Savannah? Have you seen a ghost? Do you drink on trolleys?
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One of my favorite ghost tours is in St Augustine, FL. The one in Charleston, SC was a rehashing of the ghost stories from my hometown (Brunswick/St. Simons Island, GA). I have not done one in Savannah yet.
I eat that crap up.
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Oh, I do not regularly drink on trolleys, but I totally would if given the option.
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I totally want to go to Savannah sometime!
And illegal autopsies?!? SO cool!
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I love Savannah! And your experience sounds pretty typical
I think it’s hilarious that they way I read your caption for the pic of your DH with Baby B was as a fashion accessory LOL!
And here is my husband wearing baby B! Cracking up
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EXACTLY…he is a fashion accessory!!
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You are soooo brave! There’s not a chance I could do that tour. That’s one of those if someone gave me a million dollars would I do it questions. I’m not sure.
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I had no idea you were tweeting about a ghost tour in Savannah. The only ghost tour I’ve ever been on was in Savannah. We didn’t enter a single building. The “guide” just stood on the street in front of places and talked about the rumoured ghosts there. Then we all went to his two bedroom apartment for cider. Jealous?!
We’ve been on ones before that did the same thing! The second time we went to Savannah we had a tour in a house..it was pretty creepy but the first time we’d actually gone into a place that had a ghost tour. Can’t believe it ended in his apartment! You must have been a fun group and he didn’t want it to end!
Okay – so I JUST WATCHED an episode of Ghost Adventures for the first time on Father’s Day (spooky coincidence???)
In any case, I watch those shows and am completely cynical; doubting everything, offering explanations to my kids (spoil sport, anyone?)
But I know on a tour like that, or if I were actually locked up in a house at night, I’d be the FIRST ONE believing.
And by believing I mean screaming. And blubbering to be let out.
Don’t make me stay in the Riddle House over night.
thanks.
XO
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SOMETHING TOUCHED ME, BRO! (my imitation of Ghost Adventurers)
I’m the same way. I try to explain away everything, but when we heard the loud noise, my hubby had to hold my shirt so I wouldn’t leave. True story.
Kev and I have always talked about going to Savannah and you just sealed the deal for me. A Haunted Trolly tour, with drinking? Sign me up please.
I’ve always wanted to take a haunted tour here in Chicago but I never follow through with my plans. They have one that drives thru all the scenes of the old mob murders. Someday I’ll take it…someday.
Old Mob Murders sounds really interesting…I read this to Kelsey and he was like…now that’s a tour I want to go on! You can drink anywhere in Savannah..just carry booze around. It’s pretty rad.
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I totally wanted to go on a tour while we were in Savannah, but we were limited to mostly wedding stuff. I did get out to see Tybee Island since I had never seen the Atlantic Ocean.
Glad K had a great first Father’s Day.
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What did you think of Tybee? We weren’t that impressed. You definitely need to make a trip back someday..there’s so much to see and even if you just walk around and browse shops, it’s awesome. Plus, you can carry booze around in open containers and it’s legal
Everything I see of Savannah is so beautiful, I really should go sometime.
While I’m not a ghost person, I am FASCINATED with the whole Salem Witch Trials so I make someone go with me to Salem every year when we go to Cape Cod. Two years ago I was pregnant and Scott and I went. We heard the story of how moms were imprisoned with their kids (sad) and one particular child was named Dorkus Goode (hilarious). So Wee ‘Burb was Baby Dorkus until she graced us with her presence.
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YOU SHOULD go! You’d love these ghost tours, too. Equal parts sad and hilarious and not really that scary at all. Dorkus *snicker*
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Suddenly the tweets about beer and trollies are less cryptic now. How annoying were they? Glad you had fun anyway!
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I am way too much of a wuss to go on a ghost tour like that.
Mmm…chocolate cake.
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I would be mad at those party girls but at one point in our lives we were the party girls. It sounds like you had a great time though!!
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When we were in Savannah, we took the haunted hearse tour and were the drunk people on the tour. (Note – we didn’t pee in the grass though.)
We toured the inside of a burned out house that used to be a hospital for yellow fever victims. While in the extremely creepy basement I got totally freaked out and Allyson took advantage of my terror by walking up behind me and grabbing at me or whispering shit in my ear. I waited for everyone else outside after that.
I’m glad you had a nice trip!
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You know we love the Ghost Hunters/Ghost Adventures. We even went on a haunted tour of Bobby Mackey’s. What I want is an uploading of the EVP!
Workin on it!! You’ll love it.
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