Day Three - December 28, 2017 - Life is interesting!

We arose to a 5C, drizzly and blustery day.  It became quickly obvious that a walk on the beach would not be in the cards.  So we decided to explore Jekyll Island instead.

A beautiful bridge leads you to the area.

The first owner of Jekyll Island built "tabby" coated Horton House in 1742, the shell of which still stands.

Tabby is a mixture of oyster shells, lime and water which was applied over brick walls.

A few years later the property was purchased by a French family who owned it until 1886 when it was sold to wealthy businessmen who formed the Jekyll Island Club.  It remained in their hands until the U.S. government ordered it evacuated at the start of the Second World War.  In 1947 it was purchased by the State of Georgia.

A turtle sanctuary/hospital/rehab has been set up on the island. 

The hospital includes a radiology section and operating room as well as several rehab tanks.  Injured and sick turtles hopefully recover enough to be reintroduced into the wild.

The one above had a head injury from a meeting with a boat propeller.  It has trouble balancing, so weights were added to one side of its shell to help it rehab.

We had a very nice lunch at the Jekyll Island Golf Club.  Current golf rate: $69 U.S. Amazingly, there were a few golfers on the course, complete with winter coats and toques.   No thanks!

We drove through the rain to Florida and arrived at our destination, Grand Seas Resort, to find an empty parking lot except for two dumpsters.

Grand Seas Resort was hit by a hurricane in October 2016.  When we stayed there at the end of December last year, they had just finished pumping the sand out of the pool and were renovating some of the ruined timeshare units.

Apparently, on September 11th of this year, Hurricane Irma hit and destroyed all of the rooms from the third floor up.  The resort is completely closed while they renovate once again.  Should be back in business by May.

Unfortunately, none of the guests who had booked were advised.  After an hour or so of listening to this tale of woe, we were redirected to the Best Western, two kilometres to the north.

This is our view.

Altogether, just an interesting adventure............I guess there's no need to ask for sympathy from those of you who are still shovelling snow!

We're here for two nights.  Who knows what tomorrow will bring!  Stay tuned.