Coastal Living Chronicles: Insights from a Saint Simons Island Realtor

UPDATE: 10-25-13 The Christmas Creek entrance this year is to the North of the creek mouth.  As you go South along Cumberland Beach you'll see the shoaling a few hundred yards East of the mouth of the creek.  Enter Christmas Creek between the shoaling and the beach as you go South.  As you enter the entrance between the shoals and the beach, look for your hard right turn to go directly into the creek mouth.  Best to try at least an hour after low tide for that area.  If you plan on coming out after high tide, best to be at the mouth no later than 4 1/2 hours after high tide unless your boat draws less than a foot like flats boats and Carolina Skifs.  I like to go in about an hour after low tide and fish through the rising tide and then make my way out.   I made this update because this Blog post is one of my top posts which I wouldn't have know when I originally wrote it. Christmas Creek has some of the best fishing around and if you are new to it or would like to try

One of my favorite restaurants on St. Simons Island in Georgia is Coastal Kitchen.   It is located just a few minutes from my home in the Morningstar Marina complex. There are several things that I really enjoy about Coastal Kitchen besides the food – which is always delicious.   I have to say that I really enjoy the view.   They have one of the best restaurant views on St. Simons.   Large windows give a terrific view of the Frederica River and all the boats moored at the marina.   Boat traffic is common along with a multitude of birds and other wildlife.   Coastal Kitchen offers inside dining along with an outside patio section for even better views. Often times, Coastal Kitchen will have a band playing out on the front deck and the drinks flow faster than the river!   Speaking of drinks.   Coastal Kitchen has a very good bar and as far as I’m concerned, the coldest Coronas on the island.   I am an avid SCUBA diver and after diving one of the offshore Georgia wrecks, I always sto

Saturday night I had a hankering for some good Cajun food and luckily we have Blackwater Grill on St. Simons Island.   Located in Redfern Village, an area populated with several great restaurants, Blackwater Grill offers some excellent Cajun fare along with numerous other great dishes.   Like Southern Soul BBQ, Blackwater has been featured on the nationally syndicated Tv series Diners, Drive-ins and Dives and have been written about in many national magazines.   When I go to Blackwater it’s because I want some Gumbo and I want some Jambalaya.   Two dishes that my Mother had perfected and since her passing, I just don’t get very often anymore.   Upon entering, you’ll be surrounded by the somewhat typical nautical style that adorns many seafood restaurants but don’t be put off.   Yes the interior is a bit kitschy but the food is the main attraction.   I always start off with a cup of their house gumbo which is chock-a-bloc full of chicken and sweet and spicy Andouille sausage and c