Coastal Living Chronicles: Insights from a Saint Simons Island Realtor

I know I love to eat our local blue crabs and if you do too, then here is an excellent video from Capt. Mark Noble.  Mark has been a long time friend of mine and he grew up on St. Simons Island.  There are many ways to catch blue crabs and in this video Mark can show you how he does it.  You don't need a boat either - I've caught some beautiful stone crabs with a crab net right off one of the many docks that surround the area.  Many times, I'll hang a crab net off the back of my boat while I'm fishing and catch plenty.  So a crab net off the St. Simons Pier or one or two of the crab baskets in this video and you can have yourself a big time. Here's Mark's website - he is one of the top charter captains around so check him out if you'd like to take a Golden Isles fishing charter.  http://www.georgiafishing.net I shot the video and edited this for Mark and as my reward, he let me take the crabs home for a terrific family crab boil!  

There are tons of things to do on St. Simons Island that don't have to do with the beach!  There are a few fun events going on around the island in November and I thought I might clue you in on a them.  These are events we locals know about and love but enjoy seeing new faces at too! If you are going to be down this weekend the Brunswick Stewbilee is going on in Brunswick.  The Brunswick Rockin' Stewbilee is back for its 14th year and is better than ever! There will be music by the WharfRatz and Backbeat Boulevard, fun for all ages, and, of course, lots of the stew that made Brunswick, Georgia famous. There's a 5k run, a fun run for the kids, an antique and classic car show, a pooch parade, and the Brunswick stew cook-off. Bring the kids and let them have a blast at Junior Stewbilee Central. All proceeds go to the Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Georgia.  Tickets are $9 for adults & $4 for children under 6 and are available at the gate on the day of the

Jeff Williams Realtor, RSPS Resort & Second Home Markets Specialist  Coastal Georgia Real Estate Associates  405 Magnolia Street, St. Simons Island, GA 31522  Ofc: 912-638-0006  Direct: 912-270-0032 jeffwilliams2007@gmail.com  http://kimtag.com/jeffwilliams  www.coastalgeorgiarealestateassociates.com

Just a beautiful weekend here on St. Simons Island.  Fall is my favorite time of the year!  I pulled out my bike, rounded up the kids from the couch and the three of us set out for an island bike ride.  We managed just under 8 miles today on our winding ride around the island.  Our first stop was at East Beach to check out the beach crowd which was quite busy.  Temps yesterday topped out in the mid 80s and today it was sunny and in the mid 70s so lots of people were out and about and a good portion were at the beach.   We headed from the beach down along Ocean Blvd to the "Village" where my daughters chose Dairy Queen for lunch.  After a couple of burgers and shakes we were back on the road to pick up a spare kid.  Our troupe now numbering four, we made our way down along Demeree past the St. Simons Airport, around the traffic circle and over to Starbucks.  I love Starbucks as it is a great place for the kids and I to hang out for a bit, have a smoothie, frapacino or in my