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St.
Simons Island, Georgia |
St. Simmons Lighthouse,
Neptune Park, Birds and more |
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| St. Simons Island
is in Glynn County, Georgia, approximately 12 miles east of Brunswick, Georgia,
with a a total area of 17.9 square miles - 16.6 square miles of which is
land and 1.2 square miles of it (7%) is water. St. Simons Island is locally
known as "The Island".
St. Simons Island is one of Georgia's renowned Golden Isles (along with
Sea Island, Jekyll Island, and Little St. Simons Island). It is also the
largest of the Golden Isles. Fort Frederica is also located on St. Simons Island. See the link below for photos from Fort Frederica. |
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| The two RV Gypsies found a great lunch site with nobody else around, except lots of birds | |
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Watching the waves breaking
over the rocks |
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After lunch, a walk through
Neptune Park - and kids play in and under a tree |
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Neptune Park is named for
Neptune Small, a faithful servant of the Thomas Butler king family of
Retreat Plantation, now home of the Sea Island Golf Club. This beautiful
live oak tree was dedicated by Sea Island Company in his memory. |
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| Walking by the St. Simmons Lighthouse, the two RV Gypsies spotted a set of stairs leading straight into the ocean. As Lee "checked out" the staircase, a wave came and almost got him. | |
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Sub-menu for the Sea Islands
and surrounding areas You may visit these in any order you choose |
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St. Simons Island, Georgia |
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| After you have visited all ten (10) sections above, please continue on to the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies - Okefenokee Swamp |