Melissa, Author at Mermaid Cottages on Tybee Island, GA

Back River Bungalow Bliss

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It has been a busy, bustling 2011 summer season here at Mermaid Cottages! We love being full up with happy beach bums, and hearing from those satisfied guests is just the cherry on top for us. Andrea, a recent guest all the way from Walnut Creek, California, had this to share about her stay at Back River Bungalow:

backriverbungalow_front — Back River Bungalow on Tybee Island, Georgia

“My children and grandchildren join my husband and I for a week of unplugging. The house had great space for six adults and two kids plus a baby. We had slow starts to the days, enjoyed the walk to the beach–the only exercise we got! We enjoyed the screened in porch in the evening.

We used Tim’s Beach Gear that Mermaid recommended and had great stuff for the baby items plus our “beach camp.” The waves were perfect for the 5 and 10 year olds. The outdoor shower was the best part of the day–cool water, get the sticky off and keep the sand out of the house.

We brought our own food and had all that we needed in the kitchen. The washer/drying in the kitchen made keeping up with the laundry a breeze. Grocery store and restaurants were within walking distance as well.

The only problem we had was an air filter that needed to be replaced and a Mermaid was on it the next day.

One of the most restful vacations I have had in a long time.”

back river bungalow storyboard — Step in and unplug...

Thank you so much for sharing Andrea! We couldn’t be happier that your time here with the Mermaids was all you wanted it to be. Don’t be a stranger, y’all come back soon!

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Tybee is Cruising with Clover this Thursday!

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Tomorrow is a big day on Tybee Island! Thursday, August 4th, the Burton 4H Center is holding an event to celebrate the long awaited release of Clover the sea turtle. Clover hatched right here on Tybee Island on August 13th back in 2008 and marine science experts raised her from a tiny hatchling. She is currently a beautiful and healthy 24 pounds and is now ready to head out to her ocean home!

clover01 — Help us give Clover the best send-off ever this Thursday!

The Cruise with Clover campaign was a fundraising effort and we are so happy to say the effort successfully raised the $5,000 needed to purchase Clover’s satellite transmitter. The transmitter will allow marine experts and all of her fans to track Clover after her release over on Seaturtle.org! Isn’t that awesome?

clover03 — With this neat transmitter, you can track Clover's journey through the ocean!

Make plans to attend the release and send Clover off in style! Join the fun at the Tybee Pier and Pavilion from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The release will happen between 2 p.m. or 2:30 p.m. There will also be loads of other things for adults and children alike, including other live animals to see and observe, sea turtle products, and much more! Don’t miss a minute! Help Tybee Island let Clover know we are proud of her and wish her luck on her journey home. We hope to see you there!

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Mermaids in New York!

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When you think about mermaids, naturally the ocean comes to mind. Well, who said mermaids only live in the ocean? We like to think mermaids make any body of water their home! So it didn’t surprise us to see this mermaid sighting (complete with dolphin companion!) come to us all the way from the lake side city of Dunkirk, New York!

Merman Rob, hubby of our own Mermaid Melissa, spotted this lovely lady while out geocaching!he tells us she makes her home right outside of Dunkirk, NY at a lakeside motor court. Isn’t that awesome? Mermaids really do pop up everywhere! Thanks so much for sharing Rob, she’s gorgeous!

Do you have a mermaid sighting to share? Please sen your pictures and stories to diane@mermaidcottages.com and let us share your sighting with the world! We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Breaking Tybee Sea Turtle News!

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Tybee Island’s sea turtle nesting season is really heating up! Nest One was the first of the season to hatch just last week. This week, Nest Two was the star! Tybee Sea Turtle Project workers excavated the nest Friday and were surprised to find 21 live babies still inside. The even better news? There wasn’t a single casualty found and all 21 babies were released safely into the waiting waves. It just doesn’t get much better than that!

Back of a small turtle on sand — imagesource.com

The wonderful people with the Tybee Sea Turtle Project are still hard at work, too. They are diligently on patrol each morning, on the lookout for new crawls, and they are monitoring each of the island’s current nests for activity. Tybee has nine nests so far, the latest being Nest Nine found in front of Marlin Monroe’s!

Want to be the first to know what’s going on with Tybee’s sea turtles? Make sure you keep updated on all of Tybee’s breaking sea turtle news and follow the Tybee Sea Turtle Project on Facebook, our own Mermaid Cottages Facebook Page, and of course, stay tuned right here on our blog for everything Tybee Island! Viva la sea turtles!

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Mermaids in Our Midst: Patti Digh

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We recently had the pleasure of having one of our favorite regular guests come for a visit to Mermaid Cottages! Patti Digh is not only a dear friend, she is an amazing author, life coach, and keynote speaker! Patti is the author of the fabulous Life is a Verb: 37 Way to Wake Up, Be Mindful, and Live Intentionally. She has also penned five other hugely inspirational books as well as her award winning blog, 37Days.com. When Patti isn’t writing, she travels the world to speak about leadership, diversity, and mindful living. But, beneath all of that is what is most important. She is simply Patti- loving wife and mother of two daughters, a dog, and two cats. She and her family make their home in Asheville, NC, but boy, we sure do love when we get to see them here on Tybee!

Patti recently appeared on Voice America’s Conversations with Yourself radio program to chat about her wonderful book, Four Word Self Help. If you missed the show, don’t fret, you can still check it out! Click here and listen…or you can even download the episode to keep! Ain’t the internet grand?

We want to send out a big congratulations to Patti for her appearance on the show and for the success Four Word Self Help is having! We sure love seeing your smiling face here on Tybee, Patti! It was great to see you…take care and come back soon!

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