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Jekyll Island, Georgia April 30 – May 5 with South Carolina Coastal Airstream Club

Wednesday – April 30, 2025
We left at 5:50 a.m. We made good time as we traveled to Tallahassee, Florida, with our normal stops in Hattiesburg and Buc-ee’s in Loxley, AL for fuel.

We are staying at a Harvest Host location, the Tallahassee Automobile Museum. The museum looks very interesting. This Harvest Host location doesn’t have any hookups. The weather was nice. It was breezy enough that we sat outside for a little while. Later, the gnats got a little too bad, so we moved inside.

We had opened the windows, and with a small fan, we were very comfortable. Later in the evening, we set up the generator so we could use the AC unit for the night and the microwave to warm up dinner.

After a long day of driving, we didn’t tour the museum but did pick up a few souvenirs.

Harvest Host – Tallahassee Auto Museum

Thursday – May 1, 2025
We got on the road at 7:30 a.m. Traffic wasn’t too bad for most of the day. We made good time. We arrived at the campground at 11:45 and couldn’t check in. They sent us to a beach access parking lot, which was amazing. The breeze, a covered table right on the Atlantic Beach. A great place for lunch.

About an hour later, the campground called to let us know we could check in. We really weren’t ready to go yet, as we were enjoying where we were.
Shortly after the call, we packed it up, drove back to the campground, and checked in. The road is a little tight, but we got in, set up, and met a few of our group members that were there.

Chris and Carey arrived about the same time as we did. After we both got set up, we went for a bike ride before the group gathering.

Happy hour started at 4 p.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. with the group. We all went to dinner at The Wee Pub. The food was good, and we met a few more new friends.

Jekyll Island Beach

Friday – May 2, 2025
We rode bikes early in the morning before we had to leave for St. Simons Island. The trails are great.

Late morning, we visited St. Simons Island. It seems to be more developed or commercialized but not in a bad way.

We began our tour of Fort Frederica around 10 a.m. All the information was very interesting, and our tour guide, Ranger Bob, did a good job. There is a lot of history here, and it has so many large trees; they are very majestic. I’m not sure the pictures do them justice.

After the tour, we ate our snack lunch on Fort Frederica grounds.

Fort Frederica 

Friday – May 2, 2025
After our tour of Fort Federica, we moved on to Christ Church at Federica for another tour.

We had plenty of time to explore Christ Church’s grounds and cemetery before the tour started, as there was a delay in starting the inside tour.

Christ Church was small but nice. Built in the 1800s. So, there is a lot of history here, and Katherine did a very good job with our tour. Many stained-glass windows include John and Charles Wesley, who started the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

Lots of original things: the pews, the floors, stained glass.

Back to the campground, and the club provided a potato bar for supper. Then, we sang around the campfire that evening.

Christ Church