Tybee Island

On April 12th we drove over to Tybee Island to see what it was all about (on our way out of Savannah). And let me tell you, there really isn't much to the island. We had borrowed Bill and Emily's GPS (which was totally awesome and was very handy) so we had it direct us to the Tybee Island Lighthouse because that seemed to be a big deal. The GPS took us on some strange roads to get there, but it didn't seem like there were any main roads in anyway. Once we got to the lighthouse we quickly realized there wasn't much too it, and the price to go up was a little steep, so instead we walked out to the beach. We had to walk through this totally bizarre run down fort thing. It was windy and cold, and the beach was not a beautiful beach, but it was nice to see the ocean.

We knew that the lighthouse couldn't be the only thing on the island, so we drove around and finally found the pier. It turned out to not be thrilling, but we still experienced it.

Our friend had recommended eating at The Crab Shack on the island, so we stopped by there on our way out. It was in a very strange location, through some neighborhoods and in the back woods, but the restaurant was on a lake so it was a nice location. We didn't know what to expect from the restaurant, but we were pleased to find a huge pile of alligators! They just have them hanging out in the front.

The food was fine. Joe was able to get some crazy crab and shrimp and I just got a bbq chicken sandwich. After eating we went over to the gift shop to see the cats. Apparently the cats have their own checking accounts that people can donate to, and they have a sweet house to live in. There were these birds that were very strange. They were definitely not interested in us when we stopped by.

All in all Tybee didn't offer much for me. We'll have to try for some other Georgia islands/beaches to see if they are worth it.
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