We never intended to stop here in Jekyll Island on this trip. It only became a destination a couple days ago due to weather and tide conditions along our route. Now here for the 2nd day because of high winds, we can’t believe we didn’t plan a longer stay here. This place is gorgeous. We borrowed a couple bikes from the marina and went on a long ride around the whole Island this morning. Without question the most scenic bike ride we’ve ever taken. We took a lot of pictures during our ride and here is just a sample of how it looked –

There were a few side trails along the path that led to different beaches on the Island. Some of them had collections of driftwood that had arranged themselves into mini “forests” on the beach.

There was another side trail that took us a bit more inland through the marshes on the Island. Here we saw Kingfishers, Sandpipers, Cardinals, Short-Tailed Sparrows, Buzzards, Nuthatches, Bald Eagles, and Herons. But mostly we saw Snowy Egrets – lots of them. Most were camera shy and we couldn’t get too close, but we did get a few good shots.

We ate lunch in an Irish Pub at the end of our Island bike loop and then toured the historic district in the middle of the Island.

We came back to the boat and Paula did a little more advance dinner cooking while Tom watched some college football. This evening we splurged and ate dinner at the Jekyll Island Club.