I almost died on Jekyll Island!
It was a quiet ride from Amelia but sad. Nick and I really enjoyed the island and the people we met!
We said goodbye in the early morning. I got to talk to an old boater on “BlackJack” a fishing boat next to my boat. He warned us of shallow waters and poor signage just North of the submarine station on our route! It’s great to get local knowledge! Then he very politely helped us shove off! Thanks buddy! As we exited I enjoyed the sites of Amelia!
Breakaway coming around the bend. 
This area claimed the beginning of the commercial shrimping industry. 
I really love it here and want to come back and explore more of the island! Here are some factories I didn’t even notice when we were downtown. 
This was stationed right off the shores of downtown Fernandina Beach. 
Amelia Research and Recovery.
Then it wasn’t long before we reached the submarine station that Jack mentioned. 
It had restrictions on our Garmin and warning boats ready to stop us!
We really didn’t find any problems along the route but we did find a sailboat from Quebec! When Nick hailed him to pass he didn’t reply so Nick spoke French and he replied in very broken English. I waved and blew a kiss! But I didn’t get a photo. Here is Jekyll Island Marina on our approach. We went straight to the fuel dock. 
Turns out we get a large quantity discount on our fuel. Lol
After we moved to our spot we headed to get bikes and we went past the fuel dock and saw our friends from Quebec! We exchanged business cards and some pleasantries. Hopefully we will see them again along the way. The pool here looks out of order. 😦
Got on our bikes and Nick directed us the wrong way. So we rode about 10 miles out of our way. But that’s ok. 
We finally made it to Doc’s Snack Shop and got some lunch. We found the historic area and bike path and rode around a bit.
Here is the Jekyll Island Club Resort. It’s pretty old. So much of the architecture is Victorian style. They are playing crochet on the front lawn. 
Then there were several historic homes. Here is Indian Mound Cottage also known as the Rockefeller Cottage. It was built in 1891 for the Standard Oil Rockefeller family. 
This is Goodyear Cottage, built in 1906 for Frank Henry Goodyear the lumber barron. 
Built for William Struthers, Jr. in 1896 and later used by George Henry Macy of my favorite department store Macy’s. This cottage had some construction going on. And it is said to be haunted. 
The ride home was on a bike trail and not the dangerous road!
It was a great day on the bikes but we were both happy to get home and just relax and read our books. Seems like the Schrier’s discovered the Driftwood Beach which looks gorgeous! Dinner tonight was leftovers on the boat. After dinner we caught up with Milton and Julie from “Here’s an idea!” We exchanged stories and I assisted with his blog. He’s getting pretty good!
Tomorrow the Bradlow’s are coming!!!!
Quote of the day by Milton
“It’s about as useful as a neck tie!”
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