June 21, 2014 8:56 am
Another problem with traveling when you get older is your memory. Jim and I have the worst problem with trying to remember if we have been somewhere or not and what we did there. That’s one of the reasons for this blog.
Yesterday was a perfect example. We started out going to Jekyll Island and after we got there we realized we had been there in 2012. So after paying our $6 car admission fee, we turned around and headed to St Simon Island which wasn’t too far away. Back when our oldest daughter and her husband were first married (now that has to be a minimum of 12 years ago) we went there and remembered this quaint beach village with a lighthouse and restaurants and shops. What we found was a little different. Its amazing what 10+ years can do to a place. The lighthouse was still there and there were more shops and restuarants, but it had much more of a commercialized feel and much less quaint. Here are some pictures.
Park along the coast at St. Simons
We walked in and out of some shops and then drove to the Fort Frederica National Monument at the other end of the island.
This is where Jim Oglethorpe (founder of Savannah) went next and set up a community and military fort to protect the southern port from the Spanish who were in Florida. The remanents of homes and shops were interesting to see considering we are talking about almost 300 year old foundations and artifacts.
Our last stop was Marshside Grill with lots of cars in the parking lot by 5:30 pm. Always a good sign! Obviously the cars tell the story. We got a table outside on the deck and Jim ordered the fried fish basket and I ordered a bowl of crab stew and onion rings.
The fish was wonderful with spuds that were thick sliced potatoes dip in a batter of some kind and fried. The crab stew had huge chucks of crab in every spoonful and the onion rings were fresh made and yummy. We definitely had our year’s supply of fried food, but doesn’t it look good!
While we were eating a woman asked if she could share the end of this large picnic table we were sitting at. We were so engrossed in our conversation and food we never realized the place was packed by now. These two nice ladies from Ohio sat down and of course a conversation ensued leading to lots of laughs and interesting stuff. One thing they said was that two people had told them to eat at Marshside. I guess the cars do tell the story!
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Looks like a wonderful relaxing mini trip. You both deserve it….enjoy👍🍷🌻
By Carol on June 22, 2014 at 7:08 am