September 21, 2016

We spent a few days just south of Charleston, SC at a nice little park called Lake Aire. Here we just kicked back for a couple of days. We  had this view from our front window.

Then we moved on to Brunswick, Georgia and stayed for a few more days at Golden Isles RV Park. Nice park with an awesome restaurant!  Ate the best fried chicken I think I've ever eaten.
Well..... North Carolina has the Outer Banks, Georgia has the Golden Isles.

Nestled on the Georgia coast, midway between Savannah, GA, and Jacksonville, FL, lies the mainland city of Brunswick and its four beautiful barrier islands: St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Little St. Simons Island and the southern most island Jekyll Island. This is the one we visited today as it is the closest one to Brunswick, where we are camped. 

The cute Main Street in the Beach Community
There is shopping up and down the street.

In 1886 a group of wealthy families purchased Jekyll Island as a private retreat and by 1900 the membership included the Rockefellers, Morgans, Cranes and Goulds and represented over 1/6 of the world's wealth. In 1942 the Club closed and was purchased in 1947 by the State of Georgia.






Jekyll Island offers many recreational activities that are sure to please visitors of all ages. Some of the amenities include ten miles of white sand beaches (the sand is like powder) 63 holes of golf, tennis, water park, fishing pier, horseback riding tours, dolphin tours, nature centers, Georgia Sea Turtle Center and 20 miles of bike trails. And I mustn't forget shopping, restaurants and hotels! 

Driftwood Beach

We enjoyed our day touring around the Island. It was hot and humid so most of our 'touring' was done inside the car with the a/c. but we did walk along the beach, visited the Beach Village with a walk along the boardwalk. 

The Moss Cottage - once owned by by one of the elite members!

Georgia Sea Turtle Center