Today, we began our real touring of the area around Savannah, Georgia. Actually, we drove a good distance south to St. Simons Island and later to Jekyll Island.
We met our step-on tour guide for the day, Barbara Smith and then drove over the causeway to St. Simons Island. The day started very dreary with showers and we prayed that the sun would come out and we would have a good day for walking around and sightseeing. In a way I don’t like bothering God about something like that but we have a good number of people with us and some are in their late 80s. We don’t want anyone getting sick or slipping because of the wetness. It won’t be any great wonder to most of you that our weather for the remainder of the touring day was mostly sunny and warm. It got cloudy late in the day as we were leaving Jekyll Island and started raining while we were having dinner. Praise the Lord for good weather.
Barbara Smith, our step-on guide
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Our first stop was to see Christ Church were John Wesley and his brother, Charles first preached on St. Simons, Island. He never saw this church but preached under an Oak Tree a couple hundred feet away. The tree is still standing but severely storm damaged.
The church was built by craftsmen more accustomed to building ships. You can see the result in the construction. There we very few nails used in the construction. There were also a good number of nice stained glass windows. The current building was reconstructed following the Civil War because of its poor condition following the war.
Many of the trees and flowers in the area near the church and around St. Simons were stunning.
There are a good number of places to eat near the peer at St. Simons and near the lighthouse. We chose a place called Zuzu’s. They have very good hamburgers and sandwiches. I liked the quote from Bob Marley on the napkin holder at our table.
Of course, you can’t visit St. Simons Island without visiting the lighthouse. I wanted to climb the steps to the top but it was hot and humid and I didn’t want to distress those near me on the bus! 
Once again, we boarded the bus for the trek to Jekyll Island. This is a very exclusive island that has a number of restored “cottages” once known as the “Millionaire’s Club”. The cottages are anything but! We were able to tour some but were not allowed to take photos of the interiors for “copyright” reasons. Hmm, I need to do some research on that one!
We toured Jekyll Island with another guide via a Tram.
Then, there is the Club House, were most of the rich residents had their meals and hung out here. This is a very nice hotel, today; with a 4 star restaurant.
Finally, it is time to leave for dinner. But we stopped at a beach for a short time to let some of the gals get their feet wet!
I’m not sure that this sea gull appreciated the tourists!
The day came an end after a nice dinner and time of fellowship. I think it was a great day and everyone should have a great night of sleeping after a long day.
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