Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia

February 14, 2023 Happy Valentine’s Day! While we were visiting Jekyll Island, Georgia, Bruce, my sister-in-law, Nox, and I went to Driftwood beach. We parked at the Jekyll Island Fishing Pier at the north end of the island. We started walking to the beach, by crossing a creek and a saltwater marsh along a trail. […]

Glory Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia

February 12, 2023 On Wednesday (February 8), Bruce, Bruce’s sister (my sister-in-law), and I headed to Glory Beach on Jekyll Island from my father-in-law’s house. Glory Beach is the sea turtles’ nesting ground and more of an animal sanctuary. Dogs are not allowed on Glory Beach. Normally, you get to Glory Beach from the Soccer […]

Dolphin Tour on Jekyll Island, Georgia

February 10, 2023 We decided to go on the Dolphin Tour on the Jekyll River. This time of year, it only runs once a week. It runs on Saturday at noon. To prevent being sea sick, we took an over the counter preventative an hour before our trip. We drove to Jekyll Island and tried […]

Red Bug Adventure on Jekyll Island, GA

February 5, 2023 On Jekyll Island, GA, you can rent an electric golf cart in the summer or a gas golf cart in the winter. The company that rents the golf carts is called Red Bug Motors, after the Red Bug carts used by the Jekyll Island Club members. When you rent a cart, you […]

A Walk Around Blythe Island Regional Park in Georgia

February 5, 2023 Google Maps calls this park Blythe Island Recreation Park, but the sign at the park says Blythe Island Regional Park. I am going to make a wild guess that Google is wrong! It is a beautiful park with RV camping, hiking trails, catch and release fishing lake, picnic areas, and a marina. […]

Arrived at Blythe Island Regional Park in Georgia

February 3, 2023 We packed up and left Trails End RV Park in Floral City, FL and headed to Blythe Island Regional Park in Georgia on Sunday, January 29. These pictures were taken through the truck window and there was some reflections that impacted the quality of the pictures. We stopped at the Georgia Welcome […]

Red Navel Oranges from Florida

January 27, 2023 We stopped at a fruit stand in Floral City, FL and purchased some red navel oranges. They smell wonderful! The oranges look like regular oranges, until you peel or cut them. When cut open, the red orange flesh is revealed!

Bruce Kayaking for the First Time

January 24, 2023 Since the RV campground we are staying in has kayaks the campers can use, Bruce wanted to try kayaking. The office asks that you let them know when you take the kayak out and when you bring it back in. They have a selection of life jackets for use. The kayak the […]

Short Canoe Trip on the Wichlacoochee River in Florida

January 14, 2023 Since the Trails End Campground lets campers borrow kayaks and canoes, we decided to take out their canoe. It is a smallish, tippy green fiberglass canoe. They didn’t have canoe paddles, so Bruce grabbed a couple of oars. We put in beside the boat ramp and I climbed in. The canoe was […]

Traveling to Florida

January 2, 2023 On New Year’s Day, we hitched the RV to the truck and pulled out of Pine Lake RV Park just outside of Columbus, GA at 9:05 AM. It was very foggy to start. The fog had lifted somewhat when I took this picture. We passed cotton fields, peach orchards, pecan groves, and […]