On November 10 we moved the boat about eight miles from the Golden Isles Marina to the Brunswick Landing Marina. We wanted to celebrate the 233rd Marine Corps birthday by dining at the Cargo Portside Grill, the #8 restaurant in Georgia. It was a fine idea, except that the restaurant is closed on Mondays. Consequently, we celebrated at Fox Pizza. Our server, Lynda, has a son-in-law in the Marine Corps. She showed us pictures and bought us a round of Blue Moons with orange slices. While it was not the evening we planned, it may have been even better.
We rode our bikes around Brunswick. Like New Bern, NC and Georgetown, SC, Brunswick has a paper/pulp mill. Again, the wind was blowing just right so we could not forget the mill. The locals say it smells like money. Money would not be the word I would choose. We rode through the historic downtown and enjoyed the quaint shops and old buildings. Later we rode a few miles outside of downtown to the West Marine store. When we found the West Marine, we could see the Golden Isles Marina. We realized we could have ridden our bikes into Brunswick easily instead of moving the boat. The Brunswick Landing Marina was worth the visit, though. They had lovely laundry facilities and offered them free of charge. Amazing!
On Veterans’ Day we moved the boat another short distance to the Jekyll Island Marina. We arrived by 9:00AM and had the rest of the day to see the island. We found our friends on Toucan and Solveig II already here. We docked beside Carol and her husband on Traumeri who are from Fairfield Harbor in New Bern, NC. Wayne and Lindell on Solveig II gave us several pictures they had taken of us underway and when they were aboard with us in Bucksport. How thoughtful! Gary and Lillian on Toucan invited us to join them and their friends from Rock Hall, MD for dinner at Latitude 31. What a treat! Cruisers rock.
Jekyll Island used to be privately owned by families like the Rockefellers and Vanderbilts. We rode our bikes all over the island, about 20 miles. The winds made riding a real workout. We rode out on the beach at St Andrews Sound at low tide. As we rounded the corner on the Atlantic Ocean side, the winds blew so forcefully in our faces that I felt like we were on stationary bikes! From the beach we took the bike trail to historic downtown to see the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. The Hotel reminds me of the Hotel del Coronado. The hotels have the same feel about them. From the hotel, we rode to the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center where we enjoyed learning about sea turtles. We stayed at the Center to watch the doctors make their rounds and talk about the condition and status of the sea turtle residents. Quaint shops and historic mansions, along with beautiful beaches stretching for miles make Jekyll Island resort a lovely vacation spot.
Today we are kicking back in Jekyll Island. In another hour it will be a reasonable time to call my brother, Theo (aka Mike) in San Francisco and wish him a happy 40th birthday. Later I will scour the boat so everything is spic and span.
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