By: Isabel Padilla
Tybee Island Memorial Day weekend crowds lounging at the beach by the pier. Black umbrellas pictured are rented at local hotel establishments and places nearby.
Seagulls walking on the beach. The tide had reached its highest peak around 10:30 am and has begun going back out.
People play paddle ball on Tybee Island. Hotels and restaurants are around the beachfront closest to the pier.
Julie Rasmussen plays paddle ball and swings for the ball. Julie is on vacation.
Julie watches as the ball flies to her partner. She and her husband traveled from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to road trip down the states.
Brian Rasmussen, husband of Julie, makes his serve on the ball. The couple went to the beach at Hilton Head, SC earlier this week.
Julie leans to get her shot at the ball as Brian watches. The days temperatures reached 87 degrees on Tybee Island.
Brian hits the ball back. Brian and Julie went on a trolley tour the day before in downtown Savannah, Ga.
The ball flies to Julie and Brian watches its path. The couple have visited many places recently including: Charleston, SC; Charolette, NC; and Blue Ridge, Ga.
Julie uses the paddle to finish the round off. Tybee Island is one of the nearest beaches surrounding Savannah.
Brian lunges forward and quickly paddles the ball before it hits the ground. Memorial Day Weekend is one of the busiest times of the year due to tourist crowds.
Julie jumps to paddle the ball. The beaches around the area not including Tybee Island are Jekyll Island and Hilton Head in South Carolina.
The ball rolled behind Julie and she walks to retrieve it. Tybee Island is a barrier island and has a still operational 18th century lighthouse.
Local, Margot Smith, holds her boogie board to enjoy the water. People walking by informed her a shark was spotted farther out.
Margot dives towards a wave. Margot has lived in Savannah for three years.
The wave gets closer to Margot as she kicks towards it. She moved to Savannah, Ga from Chicago.
Margot splashes and gets submerged into the ocean. Margot worked at Disney and after living in Florida she came to Savannah and worked on the Ghost Tours.
The wave crashes and knocks Margot off the board. The Ghost Tours are one of the top activities that tourist do in Savannah.
The boogie board lays on the beach. Tybee Island parking lots are all "pay to park" some local food and beverage establishments offer free parking space but it is limited.
Crashing waves fall as low tide approaches. Tybee Island has a Marine Science Center where volunteers supervise baby sea turtles as they make their way to the ocean during May (sea turtle nesting season).
