Stalled on Jekyll Island, and I’m ok with that

Sunny days at first…

Then the storm came. This is what it looks like south of here where my dad is (the last stop before I start sorting through this new life).

I’m sticking around because…why leave now??

This is what it will look like in the next few days. I’m still the black dot. Mostly rain then. I’ll decide when to leave at some point in time. LOL

I made a new friend, Scott. He was a great tour guide. He made me laugh with his funny southern charm and showed me all around Jekyll Island.

From Wikipedia:
“The Jekyll Island Club was a unique resort, more family-oriented than other clubs.
When the club started out, hunting was a major recreational activity. A gamekeeper was hired to keep the island well-stocked with pheasants, turkeys, quail and deer.”

Below is Horton House
Wiki:
“The tabby house was originally constructed in 1743 by Major William Horton, a top military aid to General James Oglethorpe.”

Tabby is a type of concrete made by burning oyster shells to create lime, then mixing it with water, sand, ash and broken oyster shells.

There are other shells embedded in there too.

Scott showed me this overturned cargo ship. This event happened in September 2019. They are beginning to salvage it and will cut it into pieces to remove it. Those lumps are attachments the crane will grab to lift the pieces out of the water.

Here are some photos of when it happened.

The dunes are protected by a walkways and stairs.
Sea Turtles nest in the dunes. Hatchlings emerge from their egg chambers, located 2 to3 feet underneath the sand, after their incubation period. They run to the sea when they sense the temperature is appropriate for emergence. Thats between sunset and sunrise June-October.

Check out this video. An Oak Tree is growing on the other side of the dune but it looks like a bush from the ocean side. I’ve never seen anything like it. One of the coolest things I have ever seen.

They keep the island very dark and you can’t use a regular flashlight because it confuses the turtles. I almost drove down this walkway cuz I couldn’t see my hand in front of my face.

Yesterday evening before the storm came in, the air was thick and barometric pressure was very low.

This morning, it is partly cloudy but no rain yet. It comes in squalls. I got caught in a downpour last night on my way from restaurant to car. I was reminded (after 30 years being away), that if you wait just a minute or two, it’ll pass and you can avoid getting soaked to the bone.

Additionally, it has been that long since I’ve been in a summer rain. In California, it seldom rains in the summer. So, when I see it through my windshield or out the window, I always brace myself for the cold blast of air when I go outside.

But that’s not how it is anymore. Every time I open a door to the outside, warm, tropical air slips over me. It makes me laugh and then relax and feel so peaceful. I was so weary from being cold for so many years.

View from my room this AM