Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Mini-vacation

It wasn't a long trip or stay, but it was relaxing. We spent a couple of days on Jekyll Island, GA. Former winter home of rich industrialists, lately state-owned nature preserve. We like Jekyll because it is mostly undeveloped. If you go off-season (like we do), you will have beautiful, pristine, driftwood beaches mostly to yourselves. Plus bike and walking trails spanning the island. Lovely. Here are a few pictures.

The view from our room.

The view from our room half an hour before sunrise. Click on the pictures for more detail.

The best sunrise picture -- just for LL! Fortunately, sunrise happens very late in Georgia in October. Sunrise was at 7:29am. We got up at 6:45 and didn't miss a thing.

On the nature trail.

Another bird on the nature trail.

A driftwood beach.

More tomorrow! I've got to wind down now and try to get some sleep! Getting up for work means getting up much earlier than it takes to get up for a sunrise in October on the beach.

4 comments:

LL said...

A sunrise picture for me? I'm flattered, really... but... you shouldn't waste a sunrise picture on those of us that have already seen one. Post it for the slothful amongst us, you know... like KTM or PinTA.

fakies said...

Hmph. Sleep is more important than silly sunrises. Besides, I know I can depend on fermi to get a good pic of it anyway, so there.

Does the island seem any different when it's Hyde?

Beth said...

Wow, those pictures are absolutely beautiful. The driftwood beach looks like my "happy place!"

fermicat said...

LL - I knew you'd appreciate it more than KTM or NYP. And I'm willing to bet that you haven't seen too many sunrises with an ocean in the background.

KTM - Yes. Hyde Island kills small children for fun.

Beth - The driftwood beaches were so cool. The bleached white tree remnants remind me of dinosaur bones. The best part was that we were the only ones on the beach.