This is getting monotonous, yet another bright and sunny morning just as it should be.
After breakfast Lyn got busy quilting, this time it was an ongoing quilt project that started two years ago. I headed off to the school playing fields hoping to get some quadcopter flying in, which I did. This time I did not use the fully computerised flight mode at all, and even ventured a couple of times into the no-computer mode.
After lunch we headed out to Jekyll Island for some exercise. It was still bright and sunny and the temperature was up around 17°C, ideal for geocaching. The first find was reasonably easy, entitled “A 2 hour cruise” we were obviously looking for a boat.
One down four to go. The next two caches were further off the beaten track and took quite a bit of “bushwhacking” to find them, but find them we did. We found one more cache before returning to one that had defeated us a few days ago. This cache was a couple of feet off a bike path, as it turns out it was in this palm tree.
It was nestled in one of the cut off leaf stems at the back of the tree, about 5ft above the ground.
Today’s success made up for the dismal day we had on Saturday
As I have mentioned before, Jekyll Island charges an admission in the form of a parking fee as you cross the causeway onto the island. This money is plowed back into the upkeep of the island for visitors. There are cycle tracks around and across the island, all in great condition.
Some of the trees along the tracks are pretty large!
As we left the island we took a side road that led us down to the Emerald Princess
This is a casino ship that sails out beyond the federal limit every day to allow Georgia residents to get their gambling fix which they can’t get on land. A ticket costs just $10 which gives a 5 hour cruise, light meal and one free drink. Of course they are banking on you losing a few $$$$ at the tables.
The boat is docked under the impressive Sidney Lanier Bridge. This bridge is 2.3kms long and 150m high
