Before departing from Jekyll Island Marina, we took our scooters on a tour to the south end of the island. The trip was 11 miles, which exceeded our normal 8 mile range. Six weeks ago we had purchased a backup set of batteries, but thanks to the Admiral who rewired the scooters to accept a second set of batteries (green plastic containers on rear platform), we were able to do the trip with "electrons" to spare. The trip was well worth the effort!
Near the end of the island we passed the fishing pier complete with a roof. The bike trail was along the waterfront and crossed several marshy areas as well.
This trip had been recommended by several locals who said that we should not miss the beautiful driftwood that had been used in scenes for several movies.
Personally, I found the driftwood to be not only beautiful but also useful...
We saw lots of birds including black skimmers. A first for us was this horseshoe crab.
We returned along the Atlantic side of the island where we were treated to some wonderful views of dunes, the ocean, etc. Then it was time to return to Lucky Us and continue our journey northward...
Our trip to Brunswick, Georgia was only 10 miles, but we got some different views of Jekyll Island along the way. Here is the Jekyll Island free (for day use) pier with Latitude 31 Restaurant where we ate dinner the night before.
We also got a great view of the Jekyll Island Club. When we reached the north end of the island, we turned to the west and headed up the Turtle River to Brunswick. We arrived at Brunswick Landing Marina at 1:20 pm, which is right on the edge of the old downtown. Our early arrival left plenty of time to explore part of the town. We were able to order a new pair of glasses for the Admiral (to be picked up tomorrow), and then we went to see the new movie "Getaway". I will carefully phrase my words to reflect our summary of the movie. It had lots of action but little redeeming value...
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