Standing on the beach in the dark, with a breeze blowing around us, listening to Savannah say, “Here. Just build me a house right here,” reminded me just how magical the ocean is at any time.

Some people believe in ghosts, magic, religion... Everyone’s beliefs can cause good, or they can cause harm. I don’t have a lot of beliefs, primarily just in being a good person. But I feel as though the one superstition I truly have revolves around New Year’s Day.

Growing up, and even currently, I’ve always felt there is a correlation between what happens on the first day of a new year and what happens throughout the rest of it. Whatever you find yourself doing that day, at some point you’ll probably find yourself doing it again.

On the first day of the year, after sleeping in (which I very much have been doing this year), we took a small stroll to a geocache. We found a little pill bottle, signed our names, and replaced a tiny figurine with a sticker.

 

If you’re a fan of treasure hunting, geocaching is something you should look into.

We didn’t leave Bluffton that day. We just had a relaxing day. I published something on the blog to try to keep myself accountable and actually work on it throughout the entire year...

We all know how that’s going.

The next day, we planned to meet our friend from Georgia on Tybee Island, just outside of Savannah, Georgia.

 

Growing up, I knew almost nothing about the East Coast. We did Florida vacations occasionally, but if we weren’t driving to it, then we weren’t going.

I remember the first time I went to South Carolina. The oceans have a different feel than the Gulf or the West Coast. They’re still crowded during warm weather, but somehow they also seem more peaceful.

Being windy and cold on the day we ended up on Tybee, it was definitely not crowded.

Still, you saw people fishing, taking strolls, and enjoying the ocean breeze.

 

We walked down the pier just taking things in and people watching—or, in my case, trying to photograph the birds.

A few people were fishing off the edge, and none of the outside shops were open, but that was expected.

A stroll does wonders for the soul, though.

 

After taking our stroll, we stopped at a community art gallery and admired the local artists’ work while learning a little about how the gallery was run.

I must say, they have some very good artists in the area.

Then we headed to the restaurant we had picked out for our dinner meetup.

The one thing we kept in mind was that she was bringing her child with her, so Tony suggested we meet at the Crab Shack because:

“Kids love live gators.”

I’m fairly certain he was right.

 

It was a different experience for me.

The Crab Shack was definitely unique, with all of the stray cats having free rein outside. They even had a house specifically built for them with heaters and all.

We walked around outside before actually going for a table.

 

 

I think the gators were the favorite of many children who came and went, so I commend Tony for his choice of location.

The gators, however, I’m not sure if they enjoy it or not.

Mostly, I think they’re used to it.

 

We sat outside that night on the patio with the outdoor heaters, overlooking the water, with cats roaming around looking for dropped food.

I loved it.

The food was amazing too.

We must’ve spent two or three hours on that patio just chatting away, eating our food, and having a few drinks.

Before leaving, we made sure to get a group photo. Then we headed on our way and went to stand on the oceanfront, where I heard those words from Savannah that I started this story with.

 

   I believe you can find magic anywhere, at any time. Even in the windy very cold dark sandy ocean. Sometimes you just need to look through someone else’s eyes.

 

 

 If you’re a fan of treasure hunting, geocaching is something you should look into. 

 

 We didn’t leave Bluffton that day. Just had a relaxing day. I published something on the blog to try to keep myself accountable and able to work the entire year…we all know how that’s going. The next day we planned to meet our friend from Georgia on Tybee Island, just outside of Savannah, Ga. 

 

 Growing up I knew almost nothing about the East Coast, we did Florida vacations occasionally but if we weren’t driving to it then we weren’t going. I remember the first time I went to South carolina. The oceans have a different feel than that of the gulf or the west coast. Still crowded during warm weather, but also it seems more peaceful.

  

  Being Windy and Cold on the day we ended up on Tybee, it was definitely not crowded.  Still you saw people fishing, taking strolls, and enjoying the ocean breeze.

 

 We walked down the pier just taking things in and people watching, or in my case trying to photograph the birds. A few people were fishing off the edge and  none of the outside shops were open but that was expected.  A stroll does wonders for the soul though.

 

 

 

  After taking our stroll we stopped at a community art gallery and admired the  local artist's work and learning about how that gallery was run.I must say that they have some very good artists in the area.

 

 Then we  headed to the restaurant we had picked out for our dinner meet up.The one thing that was kept in mind was that she was bringing her  child with her. So Tony suggested we meet at the Crab Shack because “kids love live gators”. I’m fairly certain he was right

 

  It was a different experience for me. The Crab Shack was definitely unique with all of the stray cats  having free reign of outside, and even a house specifically built just for them with heaters and all. We walked around the outside before actually going for a table.

 

 

I do believe that the Gators were  the favorite of many children to come and go, so I commend Tony for his choice of location. The gators, however, I’m not sure if they enjoy it or not but mostly I think they’re used to it.

 

 We sat outside that night  on the patio with the outdoor heaters overlooking  the water, with the cats roaming around for dropped food.  I loved it. The food was amazing too. We must’ve spent 2 or 3 hours on that patio, just chatting away and  eating our food and having just a few drinks.

Before leaving we made sure to get a group photo before heading on our way to just go stand on the oceanfront and hear those words that I stated before. 

 

I believe you can find magic anywhere, at any time.

Even on a windy, very cold, dark, sandy beach by the ocean.

Sometimes you just need to look through someone else’s eyes.