Georgia on My Mind

 TRAVEL DAY 19 - Fernandina Beach to Jekyll Island

March 22, 2023

4.37 Hours/30.6 Miles

    We are back to those beautiful boating days that make this trip so much fun. What a difference a day makes! When the weather is forecast to be iffy or poor, we stay in a marina. 

Jekyll Creek Anchorage

    Today's "daytrip" was to a place we have visited in the past by car. Jekyll Island is one of the barrier islands on Georgia's coast. Developed during the late 19th century and is home to some beautiful cottages. Many of these vacation cottages were built by America's wealthy industrial tycoons, like Goodyear. This is also the place that in 1910 five of the country's leading financiers met secretly to put together what is now the Federal Reserve System. 

The Jekyll Island Club

    When we first visited here years ago, there was virtually no commercial activity on the island. That's not the case today as the island has developed with more shops and a gas station which as I recall there were none when we first came here. 

One of the many magnificent Live Oak Trees on the island

Scenic Paths

    We anchored at the mouth of Jekyll Creek across from the Jekyll Harbor Marina. We were the only boat there and it made for a fantastic quiet spot. We dinghied over to the marina and paid the $10 to dock and unload the scooters to explore. We scootered around the beautiful bike trail in and out of the cottages. We even found a Geocache!

Beth has been shrinking!

Jekyll Island Geocache

    At 5:30 pm we met with our friends Ron & Kerri Kitchen. We have known the Kitchen's for years in Crystal River and it was Ron that actually introduced me to Ron & Eva Stob's book "Honey Let's Get A Boat". I have planned to do this trip ever since. We had an OK meal that was very pricey, a little disappointing but the company more than made up for the poor fare. 

Good friends

    Back to the boat for a sunset and planning for the next day's "daytrip". They say the Great Loop is just a series of "Daytrips", so far we've had 19. 

Dinghy Captain

Fernandina Beach to Jekyll Island



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