This year we decided to go to Tybee Island, Georgia. Aimee could drive there, we could all work there (since I just started a new job), and it looked pretty in pictures!
Savannah
Aimee picked me up at the Savannah airport. We parked in Forsyth Park, where they were having a farmers market. We spent the day walking around the beautiful city. Spanish moss hangs from the trees, making them look fancy and providing fantastic shade. There were lots of historical monuments and statues that we would read about, and there were tons of people getting wedding pictures taken!
We walked to the river area, and we stopped at Service Brewing Co. and Two Tides Brewing Company. Neither of them offer food, so we ate burritos from Orale Tacos before going to pick up Alicia at the airport. After we got her, we drove to our Airbnb on Tybee Island. We took a looooong walk on the beach.
Tybee Island - weekend
We rented standup paddleboards from North Island Surf & Kayak. (You should probably try to rent this earlier than the morning of...we were able to get them here, but some places said they were already booked.) We put in from their dock, and we paddled to a nearby lighthouse, and then to a sandy beach. Sometimes we were against the current, and you really had to paddle!
While we were out there, Alicia pointed, and like we hoped, we saw dolphins! They came very close - close enough to hear them breathe out and in when they surfaced. I don't think I could ever get tired of that - it was magical.
Tybee Beach at night and in the morning is beautiful. Long, white, wide, pretty, and quiet. During the day, though, it was packed! It was a very good people watching beach, especially at the beach pier, where we got concessions and hung out in the shade. (Being on the beach in the shade is what my burny skin likes best.)
We chose to have dinner at The Deck Beach Bar and Kitchen, which was right on the beach. It was great, and walkable from our house, and always nice to walk home when you're still warm.
Tybee Island - weekday
After work, we rented bikes from Tim's Bike & Beach Gear, which was very close to where we were staying. Aimee and I rode all over the island - to the lighthouse, to get ice cream at the Sugar Shack, and to eat at the North Beach Bar & Grill, where I had a really great salmon salad. And I didn't even really know if I liked salmon!
Tybee, like Hilton Head, is a beach where it's firm enough to ride your bike on the beach. So I went from not even knowing this was a thing to now having done it twice in two places in two months! Big fan.
Aimee and I swam in the ocean, and it was so warm, and the waves were just right, and it was wonderful. I love, love swimming in a warm ocean. Then we just hopped right back on our bikes to dry off! We swam in a less busy part of the beach. Near the pier = super busy. Everywhere else = not busy.
Alicia finished work, so we went to Sea Wolf to eat. We'd heard about it from a server at North Beach, but when we looked at the site it said it was closed. We gave it a shot anyway and ... it was open! They change their menus every two weeks, we were outside, and the weather was perfect. Our server there mentioned that he liked going to Huc-a-poos, so we walked there after dinner, and we liked that place too!
Back to Savannah
I set my alarm to run one last time on the beach. Tybee Island is known for its sunrises, and it was beautiful. Since Alicia hadn't been to Savannah, we decided to walk around there before we headed out. We had lunch at Treylor Park, and then we walked around different places we hadn't seen before. I haven't been this hot in awhile. I forgot how hot the south can really be! Of course, I'm writing this from home and it's 42 and rainy today, and I would rather be hot. And in Georgia. With my friends. So...on to the next trip!
