Posted by EJO on 04/18/17 - 9:42 AM
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jcdawg83 wrote:
Since Whalercentral doesn't even list the Southeast as a region in the menu section, I don't think there are too many active members.
I'm in Augusta, about 175 miles from Brunswick. Early April should be a nice time to visit the area. The St. Simons/Jekyll areaa is very nice and so is downtown Savannah. The Georgia coast is unlike FL and SC in that the actual barrier islands and beaches are predominantly undeveloped and can only be reached by boat. St. Simons, Jekyll and Tybee (near Savannah) are the only places where beaches can be accessed by land.
I hope you enjoy your trip.
We did enjoy our trip. the weather was great. We visited all the islands and think Tybee is like Hilton Head, over populated and commercialized, Jekyll was a disappointment with exception of "Driftwood beach", St.Simon/Sea Island was a great surprise and we loved it. the right mixture of development and old town/real estate and nice beaches.
Rented a boat for a day and did the back waters/rivers and ICW. Disappointed with that as you can't use the water other than getting from point A to point B. You could fish but you can't swim in it due to alligators and sharks as was evidenced by the alligators we saw sunning on the banks at low tide and the news about a NJ teenage being bitten by a shark while we were there.
Back to the Great Lakes with not so great weather all the time but sweet water with no sharks.