Cool, Breezy Last Full Day on Jekyll

   John got up early today to take some sunrise pix on Driftwood Beach.  He almost froze, not being used to 40 degree temps!

 

 

 

 

N0 words necessary for God's breathtaking beauty!

  After he came back, we had breakfast.  We went for a bike ride and then I tinkered with our shells a bit more while John did some prep work on Harvey for our trip home.  We had a lunch date with Wanda and Wally who we knew from the Escapees Rally in Indiana that we had attended in May with Bonnie and Ken.  They're friends, Sherry and Roger were also going along.  They took us about 3 miles north of the island to the Golden Isles Campground.  Every Wed and Fri they catch their own shrimp and fish and serve a buffet in their dining hall.  On Wed they serve chicken and shrimp which they lightly dip in bread crumbs and fry themselves along with soup, salad bar, side veggies, biscuits and hush puppies, spaghetti and a small dessert bar.  On Fri they have shrimp and catfish as the entrée and then the rest of the menu as stated above.  It's all you can eat from 11-2 for $9.99 and that includes your drink!  It was fabulous!!  We had such a fun time with the gang.  (Of course, we forgot the camera so I couldn't get pix.)  Lord willing we'll be able to do it again next year because we should all be there again next October.  They want to take us shrimping and crabbing next year, too.  They had already caught a couple thousand shrimp this year right off St Andrews beach on Jekyll and I forget how many crabs.  Wanda's job is to fend off all the hungry dolphins who want to steal the shrimp out of the nets.  I always thought it would be fun to swim with a dolphin, but I'm not sure that was what I had in mind!!  We said our "good-byes" and decided to head back to Harvey to get our cameras and then out to Dunes beach as our "last hurrah" before leaving tomorrow.  It was a bit cool and breezy so we didn't even change into our bathing suits.  There was hardly anyone there so we were able to find another 15 dead sand dollars!  They were washing up on shore like crazy.  We were starting to get a little chilly so we only stayed about 2 hrs.  We had missed the turtle preserve a few days ago while visiting the Historic District, so we decided to go today.  There were quite a few "patients" and residents of all shapes and sizes.  The patients are being rehabbed while the residents are those that have been injured beyond repair, like paralysis from being hit by a car.  Inside the building there's a walking tour complete with a plexiglas window where you can view the doctors treating the turtle patients.  It was quite interesting to watch!!

  We went back to Harvey and I decided to do all our laundry while John did more prep work for our departure.  Once I had the laundry in the dryer I stopped over with Miss Sharon to give her one of my magnetic pins and any leftovers we had in the fridge that we wouldn't be able to take along home tomorrow.  She was very thankful for everything!!  With the laundry all done and with cameras in hand we went out to Clam Creek to get more sunset pix.  The bugs were horrible, so we got the pix as quickly as we could.

Going

Still going

Still going

Almost there

Gone

We saw about a dozen deer on the way back and a comical sign about the serious subject of wanting to draw all the deer to a fenced feeding area to "thin the herd".  It's hard to think about, but probably necessary.

They are so beautifully majestic!
  Hard to even think about having to shoot them!!

  I "treated" our new sand dollars and carefully packed up all our shells--some to bring home and the rest to keep in Harvey in pretty boxes, vases, or frames that I have yet to find.  We finished all the prep work we could do tonight and spent our last night in Harvey before we return in January.  We really loved it here and decided that we will return to Jekyll next October for a full month!!