Vosslings Adventure Book: Part 2- Day 33 Day trip to Savannah, GA

Day 33

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Day Trip to Savannah, GA

One of the conveniences of staying at Hilton Head was the short drive to Savannah, GA. Chandler was excited for our day trip because Savannah is the home of SCAD -Savannah College of Art & Design. He has had interest in going to this school since freshman year.

SCAD College has many buildings situated throughout the city. We weren't able to get on the schedule for a tour of the school because it was last minute so we decided to take a self guided walking tour of what we could. When we got there, Chandler and I ran into the SCAD shop to ask for quarters because in Savannah the parking is all metered. I spoke with the girl who was working the desk and she told me the admissions office was open next door and see if they can get us on a tour. Chandler and I were pretty excited so we ran next door and they told us if we waited around until 2pm we might be able to get a walking tour but for the time being, we could view the inside of the admission office on both levels. There was plenty of art on the walls to look at and on the second floor was the conference room that had an amazing sculpture of a lightbulb tree. Hanging from chains from the tree was the hopes and dreams of future SCAD students. It was an amazing focal feature in the SCAD admissions building. After reviewing all the paperwork they had for students, we still had almost 2 hours to kill before the 2 pm tour and we didn't even know if we would get the opportunity. We started the walking tour on our own. When we got around the 1st block of the closest SCAD buildings, we didn't know what else to do. All the other buildings were scattered out within a 2 mile radius of the admissions building. We stopped and looked at the map pondering our next stop. A woman walked up and asked if she could help us. She saw us with the SCAD map and wondered if there was anything she could do to help us out. I spoke up and told her we couldn't get on the schedule for a tour and only had a few days in Savannah. She said "I think I can get you in, follow me!" She walked up to the closest building and scanned her name tag and in we went! When inside, she told us her name was Laura and she works in SCAD Admissions. She was on her way back from lunch when she saw us outside. What are the odds....

The building she took us in was the Illustration Building. The walls in the building were covered from top to bottom in some form of art. It was amazing to see the work of these students. We took a short walk throughout the building because there were summer classes in session. When we got back outside, she said "be back here at 9:30 tomorrow morning. I'm putting you on the tour bus schedule." She then continued to ask "does anyone play pokemon go? I just thought I might ask because there are some really awesome guys inside the building I've been told." We looked at Chandler and laughed because he is the only one playing it.

After leaving SCAD Admissions, we drove over to the SCAD Museum of Art where many of the students and SCAD Alumni have their art on display. The Museum has a variety of art mediums, all original pieces and art unlike what you see in a traditional art museum. It was fascinating. If ever you are in the Savannah area, it's worth a visit. Support local artists.

After we visited the Museum, we went to eat an early dinner at the Crystal Beer Parlor. It was a nice pub with very friendly people. We were eating early because we wanted to spend the rest of the day at Tybee Island Beach in Savannah. As we were eating the power at the restaurant flickered off and on. There was a storm moving in. As we made our way to the front door of the restaurant, the rain was coming down so hard none of us wanted to go to the car. We all stood there and waited for it to lighten up. It never really did so we ran through the puddles to the car. Well, no beach for us today.