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4th of July on St. Simons Island Georgia

It really has been a super busy July 4th week!  Of course there were fireworks on the 4th and we watched them from East Beach on St. Simons Island.  From our vantage point, you could see the fireworks on Jekyll Island, St. Simons Island AND Sea Island.  Three for the price of one!  The weather was perfect albeit a bit warm but sitting on the beach at night with fireworks going off was just a fun time.  St. Simons Island is always busy around the 4th of July and this year was no exception.  Visitors flocked to our island and hotels, condos and rental homes all seemed to be maxed out. 




The weekend after the 4th was just as busy with the big event being the St. Simons Island Kids Fishing Rodeo.  This is an annual event hosted by Captain Billy Bice.  It is a very easy going children's fishing tournament where you catch a Redfish - Whiting - Bluefish (Red White and Blue).  Every child wins a prize and kids who catch all three of the fish listed win a rod and reel combo worth about $200.  So I along with my daughters and a neighbor spent the day fishing AND crabbing.  We caught plenty of fish so the girls were happy and while we were fishing, we dropped a $5 Walmart crab basket over the side of the boat and caught about 2 dozen blue crabs!  We ended up boiling the crabs in Old Bay seasoning.  You just can't imagine how good they tasted unless you've been down here yourself for our blue crabs.  We also took the boat over Jekyll Island where we spent a few hours swimming while anchored just off the beach.  But the highlight of that trip were the dolphins that came right up to the boat and seemingly put on a show just for us.  They were jumping out of the water and swimming all within just a few feet.  Both girls were so excited.  Fishing, crabbing, dolphins and swimming - we really do live in a fantastic part of the country!
(check in again as I will upload some video of the dolphins later tonight)



Swimming off of Jekyll Island, Georgia

St. Simons Island  Kids Fishing Rodeo

SSI Blue Crabs

Just add butter!


As I mentioned earlier, rental units on St. Simons Island have been very busy this year providing a great destination for owner's vacations along with excellent revenue streams the rest of the year.
There are quite a few condos and beach homes for sale on St. Simons Island as well as Jekyll Island Georgia.  I would love to help make you one of our newest part time residents!  Just email or call me and I can put together a list of available properties and help you with finding a management company to rent your property during the year.


Jeff Williams, Realtor
Coastal Georgia Real Estate Associates
912-270-0032
jeffwilliams2007@gmail.com
http://kimtag.com/jeffwilliams











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