Back to Jekyll Island, GA

Purchased in the late 1800s by Wall Street tycoons, JP Morgan, Rockefeller, Crane, and more, Jekyll Island was for the rich and famous who established a hunt club here.  A hotel was constructed where all of the meals were cooked and served (supplied with whatever meat was caught for the day), and "cottages" were built; most without kitchens and dining rooms.  A grand place that turned into disrepair following WWII.  The state of Georgia purchased the island and has been restoring it back to its glory days; although now non-rich and non-famous can visit.

Biking is the number one activity on the island with over 30 miles of biking; all on paved but off the road trails, winding through the landscape.  We biked the entire island including the distant east end where the ocean dunes protect the island from storms.



We also took a trolley tour with stops at a number of the "cottages". Crane's cottage was the most palatial with 18 bathrooms (think he got a deal on the bathroom fixtures?!)

Crane's cottage

The one and only campground was noteworthy due to its "older" showers that poured out the water...remember the days before "water saver" shower heads?  The good old days!
A great location right on the bike route.