Palmetto Bluff

Saturday March 25, 2023

We left Jekyll Island after two cool but pleasant days, stopped at St. Simon’s Island (much busier than Jekyll Island), and then followed Georgia’s twisting creeks and rivers to Isle of Hope, an adorable little town between Savanah and Skidaway. Then on to Palmetto Bluff last Thursday.

Sunset at Jekyll Island

We are in Palmetto Bluff for three days, visiting with Jeff and Kathy. Jeff is the brother of Cathy Drennen, my late wife, and I am still vey close to my in-laws.

For those of you who followed my trip two years ago, you’ll remember the photo of their beautiful home on one of the lakes and waterways in this 20,000 acre development. Just 4,000 homes on 20,000 acres. Wow!

Kathy and Jeff’s house – great deck with wood burning fireplace on the water!

Yesterday, Jeff rented a Duffy electric boat, and we cruised through the waterways, admiring the beautiful homes. Kind of a busman’s holiday, I suppose. But it was a pleasure to let someone else steer for a while.

Lots of cute Duffy boats on the waterways here!

Lots of cute alligators too!

This one swam right past our boat.

….and here’s Wally, the LochNess monster of Palmetto Bluffs

Today is warm and breezy, with high cloud cover rolling in, a harbinger of a late-afternoon storm. Lynn is shooting Sporting Clays with Jeff and Kathy, while Guinness and I took a long walk. We had one scary moment where he insisted on taking a dip right next to the sign that said “Do Not Feed Alligators”.

This is always a welcome stop for me. A chance to completely relax and recover from the trip. As Lynn explained to Kathy: “Traveling by boat is more work than you might think.”

We leave tomorrow morning – a short hop to Beaufort, SC, then on to a marina on Bohicket Creek, just off the North Edisto River – almost where the river spills into the ocean. Like Jekyll Island, this is a new stop for me, and it looks charming. The name is certainly fun! From there, we are back in Charleston!