at Jekyll
Island, Georgia
May 20 -25, 2010
May 20 -25, 2010
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at Jekyll
Island, Georgia May 20 -25, 2010 |
| The island measures about 7 miles long by 1.5 miles wide, has 8 miles of wide flat beaches and lots of tidal marshlands. | |
| Jekyll Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Georgia, in Glynn County, midway between Savannah, Georgia and Jacksonville, Florida. It is one of the Sea Islands and one of the Golden Isles of Georgia. The city of Brunswick, Georgia, the Marshes of Glynn, and several other islands, including the larger St. Simons Island, are nearby. Its beaches are frequented by vacationers and guided tours of the Landmark Historic District are available. Bike trails, walks along the beaches and sandbars, and Summer Waves, plus a water park, are a few of the many things vacationers can do. The District consists of a number of buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The island is also full of wildlife, consisting of many different mammals and reptiles living in the island's inland marshes. | |
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The entry road to Jekyll
Island. The first sign seen said that there is NO gas on the island. On this date in 2010, it cost the two RV Gypsies $5 daily to enter Jekyll Island. (However, the cost went up to $6 in 2014 when the two RV Gypsies returned here and may go up more in the future.) Residents have to buy an annual pass. |
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Below: A six-mile causeway
separates Jekyll Island from the mainland and the City of Brunswick. |
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Below: Latitude 31 Restaurant
on the historic Jekyll Island Club Wharf. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
waked the boardwalk to get to the restaurant and took photos along the
way, of course. |
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Low tide and Oyster shells |
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Below: view
from the left side of the boardwalk at high tide and a glimpse of the
bridge |
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A bee in a potted plant near the table. |
Below: Lee Duquette enjoyed the "Rah
Bar" at Latitude 31 |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies'
view while enjoying some really great shrimp at the "Rah" Bar |
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Below: Views from the fishing
pier at Jekyll Island |
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| Below: The two RV Gypsies took a walk along the beach just past the fishing pier and then past the bend you see in the above photo. Karen Duquette's hat kept blowing away in the wind, so when Lee Duquette caught her hat, he put Karen's hat on his head just to be funny. | |
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Below: Lots of birds flying
around this fishing boat |
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| Below: It was very windy (but hot) on the beach. The white streaks seen in the photo below are actually sand drifts blowing in the faces of the two RV Gypsies. The ocean made a water path in the sand. | |
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| Below: Lee Duquette found a dead horseshoe crab in the sand - What kind of faces or images do you imagine you see in the underside (legs) of the horseshoe crab? | |
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Below: It was very windy
on the beach and Karen Duquette could not even see where she was walking. |
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Below: Karen Duquette tried
to get the hair out of her face and Lee duquette photographed her WILD
shadow. |
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| Several photos were taken from this beach of the St. Simons Lighthouse - continue on via the menu below to see them. | |
Below: The
beach on the east shore of Jekyll Island had sand packed hard enough for
easy walking. Karen Duquette took photos looking in each direction from
the boardwalk. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies explored a small
path from the road. There are 20 miles of hiking trails on Jekyll Island
- this is just a one minute path to the waterway, NOT one of the hiking
trails. Spanish moss covers live oak trees throughout the island. |
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| The two RV Gypsies got a glimpse of the lighthouse on St. Simons Island - scroll down for a link to those photos. | Belo: Karen Duquette relaxed and enjoyed
the view. |
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Below: The
two RV Gypsies noticed that the trees were all leaning away from the ocean. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
turned around, and the view changed. |
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Below: A view of
the Suspension Bridge in the far distance.
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The
Suspension Bridge as viewed from the fishing pier |
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| Below: Various
sunset views at Jekyll Island |
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Below: Another
day on Jekyll Island. There was a small row of stores on the island, including
a fishing gear store |
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Below: A
203-foot tall suspension bridge that connects the
island to the mainland. |
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| Below: The
view driving over the bridge |
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 FLASHBACK
- Karen and Lee Duquette were at Jekyll Island in 1975 with their
two children, Renee and Brian Duquette . Here are a couple of pictures from
1975 on Jekyll Island. Enjoy a good laugh, especially at Lee's beard! |
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Now you can fast-forward to October 2014 for more at Jekyll, Island, Georgia with mostly different photos, (but a few of the photos of this page may also be with the 2014 photos)A link at the bottom of that page will bring you back to the this 2010 menu so you can continue on in 2010. |
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Menu for the Sea Islands and surrounding areas (May 2010) You may visit these ten (10) sites in any order you choose. The page you are on is grayed out, and therefore can not be chosen from here. Plus there are even more travel options at the very bottom of this page. |
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Jekyll
Island, Georgia (this page) |
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Savannah, GA and several pages |
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After
you have visited all ten (10) sections above, please continue on to
the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies - 
