Jekyll Island Revisited

September 30, 2009 – It was a lovely day, so Jaime and I decided to head over to Jekyll Island for the afternoon and to have dinner. We were celebrating my birthday which actually occurred on September 11, but since I was leaving early in the morning of September 12 for my trip to the Midwest, we delayed the celebration until I got back.

Here, for the record, is a picture taken on my real birthday. I am having a delightful lunch with my tennis buddies at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel. (from left: Doyl, Jane, Susan and Pam)

I would also like to include this picture of a bromeliad that Jaime gave me for my birthday in 1996. When I first got it, it had three flowers. Every year it has produced from two to five flowers, but this year, it had seven!!!

But I digress! Getting back to September 30th, Jaime and I drove over to the south end of the island to one of our favorite spots – the beach at St. Andrews Sound. It appeared that the shrimping season had arrived, since several people were seining for the delicious crustaceans. Note the dolphin in the third picture. He was looking for a handout! I should mention that people commonly hand feed fish to the dolphins at this beach. They are quite tame!

Several other critters were looking for handouts, as well!

This precious little Gulf Fritillary was also eating well that day.

As the day ended, we headed over to Latitude 31, a beautiful restaurant built over the Jekyll River adjacent to the elegant Jekyll Island Club Hotel.

Afterwards, we had coffee on the deck.

…and enjoyed a spectacular sunset – the perfect ending to a perfect day!