Next we visited Jekyll
Island – a coastal resort island owned
by the state of Georgia.
Jekyll Island has bike trails covering most all of the island; it's a great way to experience the place. So we decided to rent bikes.
These old style bikes with no gears made it a little harder to
pedal, but flat bike trails helped. We chose an 8.5-mile trail (with a little
extra mileage to backtrack for letterboxes). Our route started out by the
ocean.
We lost view of the coast as we went through a residential
area. Then we biked through a marsh noticing many Great Egrets. When we stopped at
the northern end of the island for lunch, a woman pointed out dolphins. So we
sat on this driftwood, eating our lunch, and watching the dolphin show!
We had lots of “Oh, there’s another one!” as we spotted fins
and tails.
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image similar to what we spotted
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From a distance we saw the St Simons Lighthouse. We expect to
get a closer look at it tomorrow.
As we turned southward along the Intracoastal Waterway we approached
the historic district: with the remains of the 1742 Horton House (one of the
oldest remaining structures in Georgia),
an old foundation which like the Horton House was made of
tabby (a material made of crushed oyster shells),
signs explaining the history of the area, the historic
Jekyll Island Club, and some of the 33 “cottages” once owned by early 20th
century millionaires.
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| Goodyear Cottage |
After our bike ride we went to the beach.
Each beach has its unique feel. This was a wide beach with
lots of smooth packed sand, hardly any shells, and few people. A pleasant day to explore a new area.
campground: Blythe Island Regional
Park, 17 miles (26 min) from Jekyll Island
distance from Okefenokee Pastimes to Blythe Island: 52 miles (1 hr 1 min)
