On this day we visited Jekyll Island, further south along the Georgia coastline.  Our first stop was Driftwood Beach – a great place to walk and photograph.  Gnarly pine and oak trees litter a desolate beach, standing like twisted sculptures in front of a picturesque coast. Some of the trees remain fully exposed and some appear to emerge from the depths of the sand. This is due to the north end of the island slowly eroding away and being deposited on the south end of the island.

We then visited the Jekyll Island Club Historic District..This island was once an entire private, gentleman’s club for the elite of the 19th century.  The original Hotel and outbuildings have been preserved and open for various public uses.  The centerpiece of the grounds is the large Jekyll Island Club Hotel, a two-winged structure that contains numerous suites for rental.  Thirty-three buildings from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries surround the hotel; many are the elaborate mansion-sized “cottages” built by the rich. 

After a lunch on the island we continued our journey south to the next place we would be staying for the final three nights – Amelia Island.