GA Sight Seeing

We arose to clear blue sunny skies.  Winds picked up a little as the day went on,  We left around 1000 for St Simons Island which is about 45 minutes northeast.

Our first stop was the St Simons Lighthouse.  The present structure was built in 1872.

View from the beach



Entrance to Lighthouse keeper's house






















While we were at the Lighthouse we caught a shrimp boat in action. A few minutes before this picture was taken, there were dolphins jumping behind the boat as the nets were pulled in.

It was lunch time so we headed to the Sandcastle Cafe & Grill.

We both had shrimp wraps and french fries.  Beryl had fried shrimp and I had blacken shrimp.  The wrap included the shrimp, lettuce, tomato, sharp cheese, and ranch dressing.

Our next stop was the Maritime Museum that is located in the original Coast Guard Headquarters.  This building was built by the WPA in the 1930's and was 30' from the shore. Now it is about 1/4 mile from the beach.

The temperature was in the low 70's, but the wind from the bay made it feel a little chilly.  

 We traveled a little south to Jekyll Island to visit the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.  They currently have 12 turtles that they are caring for.

Kathy is a 1 1/2 year old  sea turtle.

Next we took a drive around the island and stopped at driftwood beach.

We got back to the campground around 1700.  Coming into the campground one of the MHs looked like Wayne & Bertha Bowers.  Checking the FMCA number proved that is was theirs.  Beryl went to the office to get the wifi code and ran into Wayne.  He and Bertha came over and we visited for a while.

Tomorrow we will probably head south to Bushnell.