Our GPS gave us scewy directions to Savannah leaving Charleston and before I realized what was going on, we were north of Charleston instead of going south. So we manually corrected and it took a bit longer to get to the KOA we were heading to, but eventually we got there. Our arrival time was crucial because we were meeting Kathie's other daughter, Heather, at the airport at 12:30 and heading directly from there to Tybee Island. It was sprinkling and the forecast was for 80% chance of thunderstorms; so we didn't know if the annual Sand Art Festival, which Savannah College of Art and Design sponsors on Tybee Island beach, would be held. The weather held overcast, but warmer as we got to the beach. We were rewarded with incredible sand art in four categories: castles, wind, sand art and sand structure.
The artists were using all manner of tools to create their art including cans which sprayed air, tiny brushes and special water holding tools. We intend to check out the winners on the SCAD website in a few days.
Enroute to Tybee Island we stopped for barbeque at a highly rated "restaurant" called Babe's. We never figured out the association with Babe Ruth.
Tybee Island was named by Indians and it means salt. Its strategic location at the mouth of the Savannah River resulted in the construction of a lighthouse in the 1770s. It has been rebuilt several times. Tybee Island was the scene of the first capture of a British vessel by an American vessel during the American Revolutionary War.
We toured a bit more of the Tybee stopping on the fishing pier to watch dolphin swimming in the Atlantic and a fisherman releasing a horseshoe crab tangled on his wife's line.
No one goes to Tybee Island without eating at the Crab Shack, a very rustic, quaint conglomeration of buildings which serves wonderful food. We five shared a Sampler Platter which had 5 types of fish, corn and potatoes. It was too much for us to finish!
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