Rob took us to the airport. We had to leave the house at 7 - ugh! - but we were excited, because as much as both of us have flown we've never flown together. Check in was a breeze. We flew Continental Express Houston in a teensy plane - 1 seat on one side and 2 on the other. It was a bit cramped so I'm glad I was familiar with my seat partner. Especially as she used my shoulder as a pillow and me her head. That would have been awkward had we not known one another. *grin
Had a 2 1/2 hr layover in Houston so we grab lunch at Chili's (these posts should be sponsored by Chili's!). The next flight was a bigger and more comfortable plane and we landed safely in Savannah. We'd decided as Tybee is only 2 1/2 miles big we wouldn't rent a car as that would make us not run around as much. We always say we're just going to relax and then we wind up running like mad. So we grabbed a cab at the airport - I don't know if all cities are like this but they regulate how much a cab can charge for certain distinations - so it was resonable cabfare and not a shock. And on top of that he was very sociable and took us to where they filmed Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and by Juliet Gordon Low's house (founder of Girl Scouts). And the bench where Forrest Gump sat. We tipped him nicely, though not as nice as Johnny Depp does.
We arrive at our beautiful B&B - but let me ask you if you saw this -
with this sentence " is just steps from the ocean. " wouldn't you think it was right on the beach. It's not. It's got a grass yard - not sand like it looks like in the pic and there's a house in front of it. That was a teensy tinsey let-down but the feeling didn't last long. Patty - the Innkeeper (not the owner - the owner was a scarylady we only saw once) was a jewel. And made the Best Bananas Foster french toast for breakfast! The crabcakes with hollandaise was also to die for.
So we get settled into our room - The Morgan Room -
from the Savannah Beach Inn website
Before staying here I'd always wanted a really tall bed. Not anymore. It's freaking tiring getting in those things! And not that I did this but if you forget that you're really high up and need to get up for a bathroom trip in the middle of the night, it hurts when you fall.
The next day was rainy. Perfectly rainy. We had breakfast - Bananas Foster - and sit out on the porch with fellow B&Bers. One couple had just gotten married. They'd known each other since New Years Day. Another was celebrating their 50th anniversary. Wonder if the first couple will make it that far. There was a young couple from Australia that I loved listening to. That's one of the best thing about B&B's - the meeting of people and the atmosphere. Sooo much better than even a nice hotel.
We took a cab - The Crab Cab - he'd just purchased the business for 25,000.00 and has BIG plans to expand - to The Crab Shack "where the elite eat in bare feet" (another theme - crabs). The Crab Shack was where parts of The Generals Daughter was filmed. John Travolta supposedly loves the place. Reportedly via our cabby/tourist guide - the owner received 700,000.00 to film there and took the money and built from this little crab shack to the massive outdoor restaurant. It has a very cool atmosphere - Jimmy Buffet plays over the speakers in the live oak trees that drip with Spanish moss while misters hanging from the same trees keep everyone cool. The food trays were huge - you sit at these wood tables that have holes cut in the middle so you can just toss the shells as your eating your food.
Afterwards the cab picked us back up and took us for a tour while heading back to the house. By now we've heard numerous times that Miley Cyrus is filming here. So he took us by the church they are building which they're just going to turn around and burn it to the ground. The house she's staying - two blocks down from us. And the pier they are taking over to set up the carnival for the movie. I wonder what they're going to do with the Pier this year during 4th of July as that's where the Island sets off their fireworks. He also took us by Sandra Bullocks place and John "Cougar" Mellencamps places. Very nice. I wonder if they ever need housesitters. :)
We stroll down to the beach and feed the seagulls chips, but it starts raining again. So more porch swings. The B&B puts out cheese and wine at 3 everyday and then makes cookies at 8pm and puts out milk. I missed that when we left!
Friday we were idiots. We got up and had breakfast - oh how I wish I could have talked Patty into coming home with me! - and went to the beach. It was a beautiful and sunny day, damn it!
So we skip down to the beach - with our picnic basket, chairs, towels and water all supplied by Patty. But no sunblock, did we even think about sunblock. Of course not! We have Native American skin. It's been years since I've had a sunburn and I don't think Bre's ever had one. But I used to be a good mom and kept sunblock on her. I'm not such a good mom now. Because 4 hours later I was burnt, she was burnt and we were pooped. I blame it on the Atlantic - it was so balmy and gentle it was way too easy to float along like flotsam and jetsam - in fact I think that should be our nicknames from now on (though I think it's kind of pittiful when someone gives themselves a nickname :) )
We ate dinner at AJ's and had the best hushpuppies and cold beer ever. Then our cabby took us to the Pier and he and I and Bre set up on the park benches and watched them film a bit. The carnival entrance says Tybee Island Seafood Festival - Tybee Island doesn't have a Seafood Festival, but ought to now. Then he took us back to the B&B for cookies and milk where we played clue with our Australian friends and the older couple. I decided that night I could totally live on Tybee Island forever.
Saturday we were leaving for Virginia Beach, so we......had breakfast. The second B is the best part of a B&B! Packed up and took our luggage down to Patty. Our plane wasn't leaving until 3 so we made arrangements with the CrabCabMan Dave to pick us up at 1 and Patty said we could leave our luggage in one of the unused rooms while we strolled some shops and took a walk on the beach on last time.
I was a little melancholy to leave but excited to see Bre's new house.
I do have to say that I realize and appreciate the fact that I have a great relationship with my daughter. I couldn't ask for a better kid and am so thankful she's home. I say a prayer for all the moms and dads every night that has a kid they're worried about - which I guess is every parent, right :).
Next up: Virginia Beach and my first 5 Guys burger
