{"id":680,"date":"2024-02-26T13:51:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/?p=680"},"modified":"2024-02-26T13:51:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T13:51:38","slug":"st-simons-island-jekyll-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/2024\/02\/26\/st-simons-island-jekyll-island\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Simons Island\/Jekyll Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We stayed in between the islands at Blythe Island Regional Park Campground. There were lots of rabbits in the campground and we saw our first armadillo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" data-id=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240222_201351716.jpg?resize=640%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240222_201351716-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240222_201351716-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240222_201351716-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240222_201351716-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240223_233652618.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-674\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We went to St. Simons Island and saw Fort Frederica, the remnants of a fort and town built to protect the southern British colony of Georgia from Spanish raids from Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"682\" 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100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lover&#8217;s Oak in Brunswick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jekyll Island is a great island to walk and bike. There are paths around the whole island. You can walk or bike the beach for miles. It&#8217;s large, flat, at extends the whole distance of the Atlantic Ocean side of the island. There aren&#8217;t many shells, but there are lots of sand dollars. At the northern end of the island is driftwood beach. All I can say is Wow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_223950614.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-686\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_164513621.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-688\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beach Village<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_210617084.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-693\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Historic District<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" data-id=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596.jpg?resize=640%2C482&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C771&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1157&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1542&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_152552596-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_183225391.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-689\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Driftwood Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_183302745.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-690\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Driftwood Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_1909091382.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-701\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Driftwood Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/searcyfamily.net\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PXL_20240224_185701567.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-697\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Driftwood Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We stayed in between the islands at Blythe Island Regional Park Campground. 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