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Savannah Day Trip

Being from Savannah, I really love the fact that I live just an hour or so South.  To get to Savannah from St. Simons Island is very easy and that makes for a fun day trip up to the Historic City and surrounding area. 

Mindy, my girlfriend, and I hopped onto Interstate 95 North and in no time at all found ourselves in Savannah.  We stopped by my Grandparent's retirement community to spend some time visiting.   Grandma Mary and Grandpa Chuck were a lot of fun to visit and I always enjoy hearing how things are going with them.  They are in a really nice retirement center http://www.holidaytouch.com/Our-Communities/rivers-edge.aspx which makes it easy and fun to stop in for a visit.

Next on the list was a bit of shopping for Mindy.  I thought she needed a brand new dress for an upcoming Golden Isles Association of Realtors get-together at the Brunswick Country Club in May. My Grandparent's retirement center is just a few blocks from the Oglethorpe Mall so we thought a quick stop there would be easy and convenient.  With a beautiful new dress for Mindy in the bag, we had the whole day open to us.

We decided to drive out to Tybee Island, another Georgia island where my parent's owned a home for many years.  We managed a driving tour of the whole island from the Southern tip with it's beaches to the Northern end with Ft. Screven, historic homes on Officer's Row and the Tybee Lighthouse.

Tybee is much busier than I remember from years ago and there are now several large hotels on the beach along with a really cool pier.  Some things never change though and that was doubly so for the parking.  I saw lots of tickets on vehicles and the 'parking people' all over the place.  I also saw several signs stating parking regs are enforced 7 days a week.  While St. Simons Island can get crowded from time to time and we have our own parking issues, I did see a visible difference in what life is like on St. Simons Island versus Tybee Island.  St. Simons is much more relaxed and easy going.  Tybee seemed very busy and fast, more like a Florida beach town.  Gives me a much better appreciation for the laid back 'quiet' island I live on.

We left Tybee and headed to the Historic District of Savannah to meet up with my Aunt.  She lives on Taylor Street just across the street from the famed Mercer House that everyone has read about in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (and the movie).  Mindy and I enjoyed chatting with Candi before we all decided to go for Thai at Ruan Thai Restaurant on Broughton Street. http://myruanthai.com/main.html

Unbelieveably, I found a primo parking spot right on Broughton Street and only a block from Ruan!  I was so happy to see Broughton Street busy though compared to the days back in the 1980's where it was dimpled with boarded up storefronts and title pawn stores.  Now it is a vibrant shopping and eating location. 

After a delicious meal and great conversation (I really enjoyed my Pineapple Red Curry Shrimp!) we dropped Candi off and Mindy and I headed back to St. Simons getting in around 11:15pm.  A great day trip to Savannah and Tybee but we were both glad to be back on our Coastal Georgia Island.




Tybee Island Beach as seen from the pier.


Tybee Island Lighthouse

Jeff and Mindy, Tybee Island


Jeff Williams  Realtor, RSPS
Resort & Second Home Markets Specialist
Coastal Georgia Real Estate Associates
405 Magnolia Street, St. Simons Island, GA 31522
Ofc: 912-638-0006  Fax: 912-580-4130
Direct: 912-270-0032

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