This has to be the coolest thing ever! Our friend Rob from Erie, Pennsylvania shared this with us and of course, we had to share it with you! Real life mermaids…how exciting!!!
Have you seen a mermaid? We’d love to hear about it! Please send your sightings to diane@mermaidcottages.com and let us share it with our readers right here. We can’t wait to hear from you!
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It’s sea turtle season on Tybee Island, and that means we are more conscious than ever about how our environment affects these amazing and beautiful creatures! It is so very important, especially for cottages right on the beach, to be aware of light pollution. Light pollution- from both indoor and outdoor sources -can have a negative impact on any nocturnal wildlife, especially our beloved sea turtles. Brightly lit areas discourage females from nesting as well as disorient new hatchlings, drawing them away from the ocean and toward dangers-a-plenty. If you are visiting Tybee during sea turtle season from May 1st thru Oct 31st, the most important thing to remember is that it is Lights Out for Sea Turtles time!
Mermaid Cottages cares immensely about this cause and we do everything we can to insure our beach front cottages- Doyle’s on the Beach and Crabby Jo’s -are super sea turtle friendly! We even support the Tybee Sea Turtle Project through sales of our very own Mermaid Morning Bliss Coffee! You know, these precious marine treasures face enough natural dangers as it is, so we need to do everything possible to get them their best chance at a long, healthy life!
So, how in the world can you make a difference? Well, check out this wonderful list of simple steps from Defenders.org!
Having alternative, sea turtle friendly lighting is a great way to have lights where you need them and still be sea turtle friendly, but it’s just a good habit to close shades after dark, remove all obstacles from the beach, and turn off lights in rooms that aren’t in use. And hey, those good green habits no matter where you are!
We are very proud of our efforts, and the efforts of Tybee Island, to be sea turtle friendly! We hope you are too!
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Antony and Cleopatra…Rhett and Scarlett…Lady and The Tramp.
It’s the great kisses that we remember.
Just like at dusk when the waters start rippling as the mermaids all gather in the sea…singing their siren songs…wafting their voices just above the waves…
Luring the Sun closer and closer…down into the sea…you can hear the sizzle as the fire ball melts into the waters around Tybee Island.
Whether you’re popping the top of a cold one on the south beach or savoring the salt around the rim of the Coco-ritas up on the rooftop deck at Coco’s Sunset Grille or clinking together long slender flutes of champagne outside one of our vintage cottages on Venetian Drive along the back river…it’s the kiss you’ll remember…forever…
Come closer…kiss me, you fool…
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May is National Preservation Month so get out and enjoy the vintage wonders of Tybee Island! Our city, our councils, our businesses and our residents are on board to save, conserve, restore and celebrate our historic treasures. Our vintage island landmarks are waiting to share their history and lore with you!
Get Tybee-ized at Georgia’s Easy To Reach Beach!
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Mermaid Cottages loves our sea turtles! Our own coffee – Mermaid Morning Bliss, which is available in all our homes and for sale at Sea Side Sisters – was created to support the Sea Turtle Project in Georgia. All profits go towards these projects. We are avid supporters in other ways, such as through the Tybee Island Marine Science Center and the annual Tybee Turtle Trot 5K, held each spring to kick off Sea Turtle Season and proudly attended by many mermaids and mermen.
Several Mermaids are also part of the 6AM Turtle patrol from May 1st — Sept 1st where we walk the beach looking for newly laid turtle nests. Last summer Head Mermaid Diane found 2 turtle nests during her 6AM patrol! Lights out for Sea Turtles is also very important, and we have made sure our two beachfront cottages – Doyles on the Beach and Crabby Jo’s – have sea turtle-friendly lights and that our guests know what to do to for the homes to be sea turtle-friendly. For more info on Georgia sea turtles visit the Tybee Island Marine Science Center and The Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
Be sure to stop by the Burton 4H Center to meet Clover, a straggler hatchling soon to be released in the ocean, and discover more of our coastal island beauty!
CLOVER, Tybee Island Sea Turtle Sweetheart
It’s about sea turtle conservation on Tybee Island and around the world. It’s about how Mermaid Cottages gives back to the community. It’s about how Mermaids Make A Difference. It’s COTTAGE CHEESE!
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