Still on Tybee time

It seems you're expected to pay $1.50 an hour to park just about any place around  town. I imagine in the summer that gives everyone an opportunity to get to the beach!

We chose to ride our bikes all over town, but one of our favorite rides was 7 miles along the rail trail that runs alongside the south branch of the Savannah River between Tybee Island and Savannah. Check out our new bicycles bought for this trip!!!

Filtered sunlight was provided by the palms and palmettos along the trail. It did not hurt that we also stopped for about 6 geocaches. What a fun experience.

Leon thought I got lost and had perhaps spotted some flowers but no, it was butterflies this time.

Next stop was the North Beach Bar and Grill. This place is just off the north beach and must be packed in the summer.

Mussels was one of the appetizers I sampled. I decided to have several and call it supper.

The race for the cure was held early and we missed it. Over by the lighthouse I did locate the ladies with their booths and even an autographed pink firetruck! They also flew pink ribbons from the top of the lighthouse.

Along the north shore are the remains of  Ft. Screven. Part of the battery is a museum. It was turned over to the city after its use ended and some portions even have homes built on top of the concrete wall structure. Fort Screven was established in the 1890s as a site to train troops during the Spanish American War. It was also used during WW I and WW II.

A geocache led us to Lazaretto Creek and when we followed the road to the end we were pleasantly surprised. There was a fishing pier on the creek. The creek was a busy place with fisherman on the pier, law enforcement in the water, and tourists on the dolphin cruise boats.

This is also where many of the shrimp boats dock. I felt like we were getting some of the real local flavor.

We soon noticed that while the fisherman were cleaning their boats the pelicans and dolphins were waiting for a meal. Usually by the time I snapped the camera I only captured a fin!

What a fun lunch we had on Saturday when we met with one of our former students from the class of '85.

Jennifer and Chuck live in Savannah and drove down for a visit.

 We did do a little shopping while on the island. This is a fun, crazy place and the owner must be extremely creative if he created these oddities.

After we watched the Razorbacks beat Ole Miss at Huc-a-Poos on Saturday, I left Leon there and wandered up the way to stroll through the quaint little shops that line the street.

A trip into Wilmington led us right past Uncle Bubba's at lunch time on Sunday. We beat the crowd and I had Louisiana oysters but at least they admit it.

We toasted the sunset  on our last night at Coco's Sunset Lounge while the owner blew her conch shell.

The sun has finally set on a fantastic week spent on Tybee Island, Georgia. I could certainly do it all again next year.