kelvin and i made a quick but relaxing trip to jekyll island, an island off the coast of georgia. i’m glad we managed to squeeze the trip in before i leave. we spent the first day driving around and exploring the island.
we visited the georgia sea turtle center, where we learned about sea turtles and their life cycle. ever since i took the sea turtle conservation course at the georgia aquarium, i’ve had a new found interest in sea turtles. every summer, loggerhead sea turtles come to the coast of jekyll island to lay their eggs. it would be so amazing to see tons of turtles crawling onto the beach to lay their eggs in the middle of the night.. or even better the baby turtle hatchlings crawling toward the sea. the sea turtle conservatory cares for a bunch of ill and crippled sea turtles. it made me sad to see them in such debilitated states, but i’m happy there are places like the georgia sea turtle center to take care of them.
my favorite part of jekyll was the driftwood beach (pictured above and at the top). we visited the beach three times: once at sunset, once at sunrise, and once during the day. at sunset and sunrise, the beach is both eerie and beautiful. the giant fallen trees look absolutely unreal at first sight. i cannot believe that these unique looking trees were growing out of the sand and at some point just fell over roots and all. when we went to get pictures of the beach at sunrise, we got eaten alive by mosquitos and sand fleas.. so much so that we left before the sun even rose. i’m sad to say that the bugs got us good. we both look like we have chicken pox from head to toe.
we spent the rest of our trip at a beach near our hotel eating grapes and collecting sand dollars on the sand. we found two and named one bill and one dolla.
it was a lovely trip to the beach, and i’m glad i got to see my first atlantic sunrise. it’s a somewhat symbolic beginning to my trip back to california.. coast to coast.
