A visit to Jekyll Island, beginning of the Federal Reserve Bank



St Simon's Pier

We decided to return to our boat in Brunswick, Georgia for a few days. We have not seen her since mid July and wanted to clean and check out the systems. We also planned to participate in a parade of sail for the Brunswick's 250th anniversary on Saturday.  Surprisingly everything was in great shape! Sitting in the water through the hot and humid summer without air conditioning  we thought there might be some mold to contend with but found the interior clean. Before we left every door and hatch was propped open and dishes of plain charcoal were sitting in every space....as well as dryer sheets.  They really worked to absorb odors and moisture!  We made arrangements to meet with friends, Jim & Leslie, who we met in the Bahamas in 2010. They live in Brunswick and also have their boat, s/v Just Limin, at Brunswick Landing. In June Leslie took us to St Simon's Island for a little tour and lunch so We decided to make another visit on Thursday to walk around the village and have lunch at Barbara Jeans restaurant.

We spent our time on Thursday and Friday organizing the boat interior and thoroughly cleaning boat surfaces on the outside. Now all it needs is waxing. 

 Friday night Jim and Leslie came to take us to Jekyll Island.  It is now a state run island but also has some hotels and resorts. We had dinner at Latitude 31 sitting on the ICW waterfront.  We remembered travelling through Georgia on the ICW but honestly did not remember seeing the beautiful Jekyll Island Club. We joked with Jim and Leslie that we were too busy watching the ICW day markers and the depth to pay attention to what is on shore!! 

The Jekyll Island Club Hotel is a beautifully preserved historic building and is a very important landmark in the late 19th and early 20th century history of the Federal Reserve system.  To read about the history of Jekyll Island, check out the link.
http://www.jekyllislandhistory.com/articles.shtml