“Once winter resorts for American aristocracy, Georgia’s barrier islands hosted vacationing Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Goodyears, Pulitzers, and Astors.”
I started out on St. Simons. I'd read about the tree spirits there and thought I'd visit as many as I could. Unfortunately, this day was kind of a fail. It was so crowded, the weather wasn't great, and the parking situation was even worse. And did I mention how crowded it was? Yeah, I only saw 3 of the tree spirits (out of 9, I think, that are in public places) and that was plenty. They are pretty cool, though.
Then I had lunch at Porch (a southern fried chicken kind of place). It was not crowded, and it was yummy.
After my late lunch, I headed to the hotel. I had plans to visit Jekyll the next day, but was fully prepared to nope on out of there if the situation was similar to St. Simons.
“Beginning in 1886, 9-mile-long Jekyll Island began earning a reputation as a ritzy wintertime Newport.”
Jekyll was a much better experience, although it started really raining pretty quickly after my trolley tour started. Bad news: I sat on the wrong side of the trolley so all my pics have my random seatmate in them. Good news: we stayed pretty dry considering it was pretty open-aired.
But I wouldn't mind going back, the historic district is actually pretty small, and it would be worth it to wander around a little, and maybe tour a few more of the houses.
I started out on St. Simons. I'd read about the tree spirits there and thought I'd visit as many as I could. Unfortunately, this day was kind of a fail. It was so crowded, the weather wasn't great, and the parking situation was even worse. And did I mention how crowded it was? Yeah, I only saw 3 of the tree spirits (out of 9, I think, that are in public places) and that was plenty. They are pretty cool, though.
Then I had lunch at Porch (a southern fried chicken kind of place). It was not crowded, and it was yummy.
After my late lunch, I headed to the hotel. I had plans to visit Jekyll the next day, but was fully prepared to nope on out of there if the situation was similar to St. Simons.
“Beginning in 1886, 9-mile-long Jekyll Island began earning a reputation as a ritzy wintertime Newport.”
Jekyll was a much better experience, although it started really raining pretty quickly after my trolley tour started. Bad news: I sat on the wrong side of the trolley so all my pics have my random seatmate in them. Good news: we stayed pretty dry considering it was pretty open-aired.
But I wouldn't mind going back, the historic district is actually pretty small, and it would be worth it to wander around a little, and maybe tour a few more of the houses.
