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By morning, we were crazy excited about the opportunity to sleep in.
Brunch wasn’t until 12:30pm so there was ample time to hydrate and, well,
sleep.
Fannie’s on the Beach is another institution on the island. Brunch is an
affair. Live music in the corner, full of locals, it’s a gathering spot. Probably
one of 3 full blown brunches on the island. To go with The Deck and Tybee’s
Island Social Club’s Bluegrass Brunch.
There’s a special Bloody Mary at Fannie’s that looks like lunch. Comes out
in a tall glass, all the munchies you’d expect from a Bloody Mary and a beef
slider pinned to it. Quite possibly one of the most memorable items of the
weekend. The Crab Cake Benedict fit the bill as well. All of it overlooking the
beach? Yeah, sign me up.
Of course, the most memorable part of the weekend? Hands down, are
the people of Tybee Island. Yeah, some are a little rough around the edges.
Others might take the time to put on some shoes before they walk down to
the gas station for some more beer. That doesn’t mean for a second that they
aren’t all hard working people. You just never know with this place.
Ultimately, that is what makes it so fun. The natives will tell you they
are just a little quirky beach town 25 mintues from downtown Savannah.
That’s exactly what it is. A down home Low Country Boil of personalities,
characters and charm. I recall after one of the hurricanes last year, listening
to an interview by phone with a man who was trapped in Key West. He said,
“I’ve got plenty of hootch. So I’m OK. I’d rather be stranded on this side of
the bridge than the other side.”
I’m guessing that would fit Tybee as well.
The same way you can find yourself poured “4 fingers of death” at the
bar is the same way you can strike up a conversation with the right person
and be invited to a sunset oyster roast hours later on the marsh. Without a
doubt, like the rest of the South, hospitality reigns supreme on Tybee Island.
The kind of hospitality you take for granted unless you visit regularly.
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