Enjoying Jekyll

FIRST!!!  A big congratulations to daughter Nikki! Her amber home brewed beer won second place today at the Roanoke Beertopia festival!  Beertopia is a festival to celebrate home crafted beer.  Whoo hoo to Nikki!

Chores are done and we're enjoying our stay here in Jekyll at our little floating cottage.  Biking and exploring Jekyll for a couple of days in the beautiful weather.  Here is the view of the shore from the back of the boat.  This evening the marsh had a wonderful red sheen as the sun set and the full moon made her appearance.

The next evening was even more spectacular, with the sun setting in the west, red rays reflecting on the water under the bridge by our dock.

 Then the rains seemed to settle in.  Not constant rain, just showers, random and unpredictable.  But, ever in the spirit of making lemonade, we've had fun. 

We explored St. Simons Island, just about 15 miles from Jekyll.  The lighthouse on St. Simons is nice and we wished we could climb it.  I didn't think the 129 steps (each way....) would be especially good for my ankle, so Luke graciously passed on it too. 

Also located on St. Simons island is the National Park, Ft. Frederica.  http://www.nps.gov/fofr/index.htm
This is the site where the battle was fought between the British and Spanish, each wanting to claim Georgia for their country.  The British won, ensuring that Georgia would remain a British colony.
The park is well done, the town laid out as it was in the 1700's with remains of houses and buildings marked.  Here is what is left of the magazine/prison.

Of course, the land is covered with the huge live oaks, each dripping with Spanish Moss.

The local deer are plentiful here - they obviously know they are in no danger.  This doe let us get amazingly close before she ambled a little further from us.

Nothing said "Southern Atlantic sea food" like local shrimp. And check out these local boys!!!  mmm...3 pounds of these rascals for $5/lb.

Straight off of the shrimp boat, now docked at the back of the seafood house.   Yes, we miss lobster this summer but I'm beginning to get over it!

Back at our dock, we are lucky to be here for one of the dock dinners. The marina is pretty full right now.  The locals who keep boats here are down for the weekend and the snowbirds and visiting as they work their way northward. All of the boaters on the dock joined in, brought wonderful food to share, and enjoyed meeting each other.  This is a great part of cruising (or sitting on a dock)

Back home on Monday.  It's been a good vacation.