Jekyll Island

Weather: Even though thunderstorms were predicted, we had bright sunny skies all day with some visible clouds. The wind was less than 10 knots and clocked from NW to NE throughout the day. The temp ranged from the high 60’s to the low 80’s.

Thunderstorms were present last night and we had some rain, heavy at times, overnight.

Comment: Everyone was up at 0800 and we fired up the engines and hauled the anchor at 0900.

We had another delightful day on the waterway. We made our destination, Jekyll Island Harbor Marina, at 1330 hours. We had a foul current for about the first hour, but it was on the slow side as slack tide was on its way. Our average speed, not counting the time it took to raise the anchor was 7.5 mph.

Once we were securely tied up, we took care of business at the marina office and borrowed four bicycles. We rode around a few of the old cottages and checked out the grounds of the Jekyll Island Club. The Azaleas are already past their prime here.

After checking out the visitor center, we rode to the beach and watched the ocean for a few minutes. Then it was back on the two wheelers to see some more cottages. We took a break at the Crane House (now a guest house and restaurant). The four of us sat in the plush chairs and had a lively discussion for the better part of an hour.

Al the talk was making us hungry (can you believe that?) so we rode the bikes back to the marina and sallied up to Sea Jays Restaurant (on premises) for the low country boil. As usual, it was a hit!

After well deserved showers and some down time, we settled down to watch the second half of “Entrapment” which we started last night.