santamonica

Hello fellow travelers. We are in Tybee Island. We drove down to Savannah for a nephew's high school graduation. High school graduation is a big thing here. I know it's nice anywhere, but here it seems bigger. We stayed one night at Fripp Island where we came when the kids were little. We went to four pools and two beaches, had dinner at the marina restaurant at the best corner table overlooking the marsh. Then to a house my sister in law rented for the family on Tybee. After graduation we ate at the Pink House (it's pink) and here at Tybee we've eaten at the Stingray Restaurant and the Breakfast Club. The Breakfast Club has very good homefries. Today we might see a blues festival. Tuesday night we're going to see a Sandgnats baseball game. I realize this trip report is a little boring so far.

cmcfong

No report including an assessment of home fries is boring, especially one of yours, sm.

santamonica

You're too kind. The blues festival was a little disappointing. Now we're sitting in the lobby of the holiday inn express where DW used the bathrooms and is asking where a bookstore is. Then we can read a book in one of the leafy squares. More later.

santamonica

E Shaver is supposed to be a good book store but not on sundays. CVS has surprisingly few books. We ended up in a square listening to two guys playing resonator blues on a dobro and harmonica. Quite good. They play at Lulu's Chocolate Bar tonight but we wont be there because we're back at the beach. One more swim before dinner.

santamonica

DW reports there was a cute pet pig on the beach today but the pig pooped whilst on the beach and his owner was given a ticket by the beach patrol that drives up and down the beach in a little jeep with a flashing red light on the roof. DW feels pigs shouldn't be on the beach. I myself did not see the pig.

Here's a link to the kind of guitar music we listened to today:

http://youtu.be/5SZIFHJIjEw

cmcfong

home fries and pigs on the beach, what's not to love? if only the pig had whistled.........

santamonica

Yesterday we got to E. Shaver book store (new books)and Soho South (lunch), the Islands YMCA for DW's swim, the SCAD gift shop, another bunch of squares, the Book Lady Bookstore (used books), the beach, John Cougar Melloncamp's house on Tybee (we weren't invited in) and fixed pasta and shrimp for dinner. Today we've been to the beach and we're going into town again. Then we're going to a sand gnats game. Life is full. This is a nice way to visit Savannah in the summer. Rent a house at Tybee, spend some time at the beach and some time at the squares in savannah. Lots of hanging moss.

santamonica

It rained today. Left DW at her pedicure after Jepsom Museum and lunch at the Kayak Cafe and then got stuck in the rain. Long time waiting under vacant storefront awning for rain to stop. No umbrella. Needed bathroom. Couldn't find Owens-Thomas House on Oglethorpe Square. All squares look alike in the rain. Finally found Telfair Museum. Got a nice little tour from a docent who felt Savannah was the best place to retire in the whole country. Maybe he's right.

starrs

Hey santy, we drove down in the rain. NOT a good drive. Hanging out at Jekyll and hoping the rain has moved on for good.

Go to the Sea Turtle Center
http://www.georgiaseaturtlecenter.org/

There's a great kayak tour through the marshes -
http://www.tidelands4h.org/tours.html

If it's not raining, this is a great experience especially at sunset -
http://www.shrimpcruise.com/index.html

Check out the historic section of the "cottages" of the world's wealthiest. They created the Federal Reserve System here
http://www.jekyllislandhistory.com/federalreserve.shtml

I read your post on another thread but am responding here