Jekyll Island is 7 miles long and 2 miles wide. It’s situated between the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. The paintings in this post were done on on the Atlantic side. The scene above gives a glimpse of the dunes that offer protection. Native sea oats are key to the process. They grow and gather up sand berms. Stepped up wooden walkways straddle the dunes enabling them to remain undisturbed by visitors.
Jekyll’s Atlantic side beaches are broad, the sand is fine and well packed. They absolutely perfect for taking long walks, watching shorebirds and listening to the waves.
After one of our walks we stayed for sunset margaritas and tacos at Tortuga Jacks a combo that is perfection. We also appreciated having access to the terrific pool, restaurant and beach chairs available to us at the Jekyll Ocean Club (which is managed by the Jekyll Island Club). It was great having access to both properties with on-call friendly shuttle drivers to take us back and forth.
Jekyll Island … I’ll be back!