Since we have been here in Brunswick we haven’t really ventured out. I have been super busy with work everyday so my time is spent down in the belly of the boat working. The weekends have been spent trying to get things fixed on the boat and waiting for people to show up to do the work. Finally, we have a weekend day that is not necessarily demanding we be anywhere particular.
Today we loaded up the dogs and decided to do a little driving around. Of course our day started at West Marine. Yet another $300 later we had two more fenders and some lines for the fenders. We were looking for a little added protection should the shit hit the fan later this week when we experience our first hurricane on the boat. More on that later as the storm develops.
We left West Marine and headed over to St. Simon Island. Lee at the Sam’s Club eye clinic in Brunswick could not believe we had not been to St.Simon Island yet. I told him I would put it on my list and would report back to him as I am sure I will be back in Sam’s Club within the next week. Oh my, St. Simon is the type of town I have always dreamed of…on the water (check), old Southern Charm (check), nice Southern homes (check), clean (check), well maintained (check), can easily bicycle or golf cart around town (check) and the list goes on.
We parked and got the dogs out to take a stroll. There was a craft/arts fair taking place along the water so we walked by it and we stopped by the St. Simon Lighthouse. The lighthouse and keepers dwelling were built in 1868-1872. It replaced an earlier light that had been destroyed during the American Civil War. I noticied it on our way down the intercoastal to arrive in Brunswick but had no idea if it was a working lighthouse or not. We have seen several lighthouses via water this last month but had not gotten up close on land to any of them. One weekend when we don’t have the dogs with us I would like to go back and spend more time on St. Simon. Today was more of recon trip for a future trip.
It was lunch time for the dogs so we headed back to the boat to drop them off so they could eat and get a nap in (sounds just like children, huh?). We hopped back in the car and went the opposite direction to Jekyll Island. We paid the $8 bucks to get through the gates to see what this place was all about. Once again, we went in with no background or intel on what to do there.
When ended up eating an expensive lunch at the Wharf, lesson learned. It did not help that I my drink choices were top shelf and Bubba’s beers were craft. Also, when it says market price, you should probably make another selection from the menu.
We found our way to the tennis club house. Our friends Jon, Sharon and Bob play there often. Courts were open but there was not much action to see. As we rode past the golf course the only thing I saw on it was a deer.
Next we headed towards the beach side of the island. The beaches on the Atlantic side are just not that pretty, sorry, I am a Gulf of Mexico girl myself. It was however the first time in over a year that I stepped on to a beach and put my feet into the water, albeit cold. No complaints here, I will take it.
In the coming weeks I hope to go back here to visit more as well. There was so much we skimmed by because well, Bubba was with me and this type of stuffs bores him.