The Marshes of Glynn

April 21, 2024

So much time in between my travel blogs! 

An invitation to Grace Connolly's wedding has brought us to St. Simon's Island. Greg has been here before - Nana and Pop used to spend time here each winter and he had visited with them then, a long time ago. But it is all new for Liz and me.

The wedding is at The King and Prince Hotel and we had planned to spend a long weekend there until we learned that Evan and Lei's friends, Ethan and Rebecca, own a condo here that they rent out. So here we are, for a week!

The ride down I95 on Sunday was easy, but long. We brought dinner with us so once we were here, we settled in.

And got up this morning ready to go. Liz and I dropped Greg off to try out the local gym and we went into the village to walk. It is completely charming! I think that "charming" may be my word for the week! I'm in love with SSI.

We walked from the village pier to the SSI lighthouse, not a long distance, but so pretty!

The lighthouse is still in use and we could climbed to the top, but have saved that for another day.

Later in the morning, after we picked up Greg from the gym, we all went on a trolley ride. I think it's a good way to get familiar with the area and learn some history. Our trolley driver and guide was Kevin, he was quite entertaining.

Kevin shared many stories about the long history of the island.  He told us about Sidney Lanier, an American musician, poet and author, born in Georgia, who served in the Confederate Army. He wrote "The Marshes of Glynn," an unfinished set of lyrical nature poems that describe the open salt marshes of Glynn County in coastal Georgia. It is believed he wrote the poem while visitng the area in 1875.

Our condo is on the marshes and I don't have a single photo of it! It is a beautiful view. I'm so out of practice writing a blog that I have also stopped taking many photos!

We stopped at Christ Church, a beautiful Episcopalian church built in 1820. 

The huge live oaks dripping with Spanish moss are quintessential. I can't get enough of them!

(This view is from our condo)

We spent the afternoon at the beach, access via East Beach. I love the Georgia (and South Carolina) beaches, so wide and soft. There were jellyfish everywhere, we didn't go in the water at all.

We have many recommendations for restaurants, dinner tonight was at Crabdaddy's Seafood Bar and we all enjoyed our meal.