Perfect... if only it had a better campground
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Camping with friends is the best... literally the best. As we neared the end of our one month trip exploring Georgia's state parks we decided to spend some time at Jekyll Island with our friends David and Juanita of the channel @greygooseadventures5212. So they drove up to Jekyll Island State Park from Florida to explore with us. There's a lot to love about Jekyll Island. Unfortunately the old, outdated campground is not one of them. We've had great trips here in the past but like all crowded, tight campgrounds, how much you enjoy your camping trip there is tied to who your neighbors and their ability to follow campground etiquette. As with all of our camping trips we did our best to make the most of it.
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Chapter/Segments:
00:00 - Thanks for watching… Jekyll Island 2022 camping trip in Ekko… with friends
04:09 - Bike ride to Driftwood Beach
07:26 - Why they love to camp
10:07 - Exlporing Jekyll Island on eBikes
11:25 - Side trip to St Simons Island
13:32 - Our thoughts about Jekyll Island
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You truly keep doing this. Don't change anything. You raise my enthusiasm and excitement about getting on with my journey. I love you all. I hope someday we meet on our journey. Be safe.
Thank you Jean for your kind and inspiring words. So glad we can help with the excitement to start your journey.
Bonjour! Camping with real friends, that's the way to go! Always good times for us to. And for "camping etiquette", some people will never understand... But focusing on the positive like you did is the best thing to do! take care and Bonne journée!
We do try to look on the positive side of things. Sometimes are harder than others… we don’t usually express those negative thoughts but Owen couldn’t hold his tongue on this one. But we didn’t let it spoil our time. Thanks for watching.
Yes, please do....campground etiquette! That is a constant thing and seems to be contagious almost everywhere. Inconsiderate campers can ruin the stay and they just don’t care how, who, or what they are being rude about. Was nice to see you having a good time with friends who are like minded, so good for the soul. Really nice video. Belly rubs for Maggie and safe travels for you. 👍🙋🏼♀️🐕🚗🇺🇸❤️
Maggie says thanks as always. 👍 lots of things get booked in Covid but there are lots more folks camping who have never camped before and either they don't know or just don't care.
Such a pleasure ........................🤗
to watch your video's!!!
Thank you .................................😁
for sharing😊❤️🐕 🙏
You are so welcome and thank you for watching.
A friend of mind once owned an Auto Redbug, which was a low speed, battery powered, two seated buckboard contraption with four 20” bicycle wheels. Applying the brakes pushed the fenders down on the front tires bringing it to a stately stop. Jekyll Island once prohibited gasoline powered vehicles and, like today’s e-bikes, the Auto Redbug was king. Thanks for a fun video!
Thanks for sharing about the Auto Redbug… very interesting.
Now that's the way to travel, "by the seat of your pants". That sounds so freeing. Bob Wells wanted places all over the USA and Canada that were for Nomads but we're free to stay at. It cost to dump and get water. The only way to travel, free and with enough Solar energy to let you live with power forever. Maybe the only thing that you buy is propane. The best video I've seen in a while, look at those smiles. Not a fake one for the camera. Cheers 😙🥂😘
Thank you for your comment. I’m glad you could see the happiness we had with our friends.
My husband and I ride recumbent trikes on both Jekyll and St. Simons. We camp in Brunswick at the Southern Retreat Campground. It’s only a short drive to either island and we have always enjoyed our stay. ❤
Thanks for sharing. We check out the campground.
Loved the video. Nice seeing the islands. That beach looked nice with the ply wood trees. I love beaches. Nice seeing your friends. They seemed very nice. Sorry you didn’t like the park too much. Maggie took a liking to your friends. Very nice scenery. Thank you for the adventure. Love watching you both and Maggie. Have a great weekend and week.
Driftwood beach is so naturally beautiful and a great place for kids to climb. We love it there. Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
You guys are so young at heart. Love your videos. Great balance of content and I love your sense of humour! Of course Maggie is a great bonus! ❤
Thank you so much for your kind comment, it means a lot.
Agree about the campground. Good your friends were there to make it nice. Agree on CG etiquette. Sad. Love St Simons Island. 🙂👍
I think the Jekyll Island campground experience is all about the campsite you get. We have been there when we had a better campsite and that made our stay a lot more enjoyable. It is sad because it could be such a great campground.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle True, and it's good to let others know what to expect. 👍
We have so many memories of Jekyll Island. Checked out the campground when we first moved down here and ruled it out very quickly. Sites are small and too close together which is a shame as the rest of the island is so peaceful and full of fun things to do. Usually I try to get over to the island in Jan/Feb to hunt for the fishing floats that are placed each day. Last couple years the weather has been too cold. Blythe Island campground may be a better fit for you guys but you would need to drive to the beaches. Give Maggie a hug and kiss from my two pups.
We totally agree with you. We have heard they is another campground in the works on the Island. Thanks for the suggestion for Blythe Island.
We love Driftwood Beach!
It’s like a natural playground. Thanks for watching.
Bad manners seem to have become the rule rather than the exception everywhere, sad to say. Happy you had a good time in spite of Owen’s “bloody tongue”. Hugs for Maggie.
We don’t run into bad manner real often but when we do it makes Owen really grumpy.
I was hoping the campground would have been better for you guys. We just stay at other campgrounds and travel to the island for the day. We go there every year just to ride bikes.
Love Flagler, my brother in law was a lifeguard there in the early sixties. He’s actually in the little museum.
👍👍👍👍👍 Awesome video!
We love going there and have also stayed near by and traveled over for the day and love riding around the island. Hopefully they will work on the campground to make it better. Thanks so much for watching.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle We travel with a Mini Winnie like Traveling Robert, we learned about Crooked River State Park from you guys.
We set up a base camp and travel each day to different locations. Several hundred miles a week is not uncommon.
We thank you so much for the awesome videos and advice as well. Godspeed good people!
We use to stay at Jekyll, but started staying in Brunswick at Blythe Island Campground. It has a total different atmosphere. I have two videos you can view if you find yourselves in the area again.
We will check out your video. We love the area and like visiting the island. Thanks for the information.
Looks like you all had a ball. What a great pic at the end. You should frame that one for sure. As always, love the music you chose to go along with the video.
We totally agree. Lynn has already said it should get framed. Thanks for watching to the end. 👍👍❤️
Good on you for enjoying your time and being in the moment. So glad you had a good time with good friends.. SO needed! ... Also good on you for biting your tongue so many times... people who don't get campground etiquette, don't take friendly reminders well. Happy trails!
Haha. Yes those who need to be told to follow the rules definitely don't want to hear it.
Don't try and catch anything wearing those Jaguar gloves. As far as H--- freezing over I have a saying. Check the weather channel and when H--- freezes over for the third and final time we will camp here again. Happy tails and safe travels
Good saying David, Thanks for sharing.
Enjoyed the video. We met you on the pier at St Simons Island and watched that beautiful sunset. We missed the driftwood beach but will try to get there on next trip there. Keep making these great travel videos.
We remember. It was great to meet you. And that sunset... video and pics just don't do it justice do they. Hope your trip is going great.
Love Driftwood Beach! So beautiful & unique!
It is a site to see. The last few times we've been there we've been treated by dolphins in the surf near the beach too. Still makes us smile.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle I’ve lived on Hilton Head for 30 years & still get excited when I see dolphins!
Ahhh Skidaway! My favorite just spent a week there last week. Fabulous!
That one will be out partially on Sunday. We loved it.
Beautiful episode. Thanks for sharing the fun and the great info. Peace & Prayers.
Thanks sweet friend.
The last time we were there a resident lady outside the park was feeding the raccoons. She was the raccoon lady and we ran into her on our bikes. There must have been at least 20 raccoons waiting for her in one spot and about 10 wild cats in another spot. She has to feed the two groups separately or they get into fights. Last time I saw that many raccoons in one place was nighttime at John Pentacamp State Park in the Keys. I bet there were at least 25 hanging around the dumpster and one poor cat. I had a pretty nice campsite last time I was there on the far left side of the campground that faced the woods. They do tend to pack them in there.
I bet that was interesting seeing the lady feed the raccoons, they are so cute. There are several here at Fort McAllister where we are staying now, usually hanging around the dumpster.
Good times with friends !! Interesting information Jekyll island with the drift wood and dried up trees . There is always some that don’t bother with campground etiquette, to bad !!
Enjoy this video and some of the sights you have shown . As always BS & BK & BC !!
Yes. Too bad sums it up. I remembered your BK many times while on this leg of the trip.
You two are great!! Thank you!
Please do a video regarding Campground etiquette. You could also talk about putting campfires DEAD OUT every night. Every year I come onto several campfires that are still hot, some still blazing fires!! And 1 more thing you could mention; leave no trace practices.
Thanks
Personally, I think every RUclips RVer should mention those three items in every video. Just my opinion.
We will try to remember to do that as much as we can. Great suggestions
Sorry I worded it wrong it was Drift Wood Beach I was talking about. I don’t know why I said plywood. That park you were at it seemed tight. No room much to stretch out.
The campground was very crowded, but we still had a great time with friends.
We camped there 20 years ago, beautiful and unusual beach. I’ve always wanted to go back, maybe not so much now. That beach was wonderful to ride the bikes.
Maybe they'll improve the campground one day and we can both go back. 👍
Life's simple pleasures, friends and travels.
Yep. The simple things in life. They are the best aren't they? 👍👍❤️
Love how free your friends are in their site finding! We have a trailer (Imagine 17MKE) so usually have an idea of where we are going a day ahead of time and do reserve sites, but only the next place we are going. Impressive!
That is impressive for sure. They took a trip out west this summer and that's where they perfected the art. We did it more like you do when we were out west. When we're taking a trip to Florida during winter we have to try to book 1-2 weeks out or there's just nothing available.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle Florida is a while different ballgame! Last year we just did the panhandle as we couldn’t find sites for more than one or two nights in a row. Might be doing the same this year…
We enjoyed seeing all the sights of jekyll again, thanks for that,we were there last spring, the site they gave us we had a choice put out the slide or the awning very small and people cutting through our site constantly. They were filming a movie at the time, alot of roads were blocked.
What a difference between that campgrounds really love skidaway island sp.
Ours was so small we could barely get the front end off the road and still open the back door to get bikes off. So many of these state parks they we built in the 30's and 40's are just so packed in and small. They were big for the time but just don't work now with bigger RVs. And not enforcing the rules about number of guest, noise,... don't get me started. 😂👍
We thought jekyll island campground was a state park when we booked but it's not, could be a beautiful spot. Enjoy skidaway
Interesting place to put on the list of places to go....your friends seem like a pretty laid back, no worries kinda couple....Happy Trails 🐕
They are super laid back which is why we get along so well. Bet we would get along well with you too after getting to know you through comments over the years. 👍
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle We're getting closer to starting the Van Trekking Lifestyle so hopefully we'll cross paths somewhere along the line. I think the way we like to travel align a lot with yalls
Hi...love the channel. We live on Jekyll half the year and love it. They are investing heavily in the camp ground. The newer areas are much better. The problem is they are so busy that it's hard to close for renovations. Our friends who stay every year love the community that evolves in the campground, and they love it. We have seen 30 plus folks around a campfire in the evenings. Please come back!
What a place to live. Good for you guys. We read that they've been trying to renovate for 20 years and that by combining the fire/police in the build it just might happen now. We will come back one day.
"Signs of a Good Friend"....excellent! The bike paths are great!!! We enjoyed the history of Jekyll Island State Park. The famous phone call: "On January 25, 1915, inside the Jekyll Island Clubhouse, joined by J.P. Morgan Jr. and William Rockefeller, Vail participated in the first coast-to-coast conference call. The call included President Woodrow Wilson, who phoned in from the White House, and dignitaries from New York City, Boston, and San Francisco."
Oh the famous call. I should have mentioned that.
Hope your able to get some of those "dryer balls" 👍
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The Crane Cottage garden on Jekyll Island is one of my favorite places 😊
Agree. Didn't get to see it this time.
I highly recommend staying at Blythe Island Regional Park Campground, Brunswick, Georgia. Have stayed here on four separate occasions and found the sites spacious and folks who understand camping etiquette. Excellent base for Jekyll Island and St.Simons Island. I would also suggest as an overnight spot or two as it is just off of I-95.
Wish we'd known about Blythe. We'll add it to our list. Thanks for being with us and the Greer suggestion.
Look up Cades Cove campground in The Smoky Mountain ⛰️ National Forest. Closest to Townsend TN. Little further out is Gatlinburg TN. Cades Cove loop is a free drive around aprox 13 mile loop around beautiful nature and wildlife. Just beware of weather 🌨 ❄️ 🏔 ☃️. Great channel. 👍
Thank you for the kind words. We agree with Cases Cove. We've been there almost annually and love the loop. Lots and lots of wildlife. Thanks for watching and connecting.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle always watching and waiting on alerts 👍
We went to the Sea Turtle Center when we were there. It was interesting. We just did a day trip, so no camping.
Wish we could have done that.
David and Juanita made a strong case for Class B when they expressed little anxiety about camping each night. If need be, they could go parking-lot or stealth.
They did for sure. No planning necessary. And they love their lifestyle in their B.
Jekyll Island State Park? We camped there when I was a kid,over 30 years ago, but it's not what it was then.
It's not and the campers have gotten bigger which makes it seem even worse.
Love your channel. Do you mind to tell the name of the campground?
It was Jekyll Island Campground. Thanks for watching.
My experience is that people in tents are very loud. I dread being camped next to them.
Not all of us are loud
I agree with Dawn. Most of the time it's has been fine. In fact I picked the site knowing there was tent camping around. Just didn't know 2 families with 8 adults and 10+ children would show up in 3 campsites.
Wow, nothing like friends to ruin your video.!!!! We had so much fun with you guys and we are in agreement about the campground. Something about something freezing is totally correct. We have laughed and laughed about it all. And that is what good friends are for. Laughter, great food, conversations, and just hanging out. We look forward to the next adventure. David and Juanita. And yes, those were my socks on her hands. I can’t take her anywhere. Too fun! ❤️
We laughed so much over your smelly socks and itchy britches. The video turned out great even though we forgot to film so much of the time. Time flew. Thanks for being greet friends. Can't wait for the next time too. Bring gloves Juanita. 😂👍
We loved Jekyll Island when we were there a few years ago . But, the No-See-ums, in September eat me alive while at the campground. Question, did they ever get that cargo ship upright that was in the channel? Enjoyed the video. Stay warm and stay south cause its freezing here in Pa.
They cut that ship up in pieces and hauled it out.
No-See-Ums. Hate them and they love me. And yes that ship was cut into many pieces and there's no sign of it in the channel.
Enjoyed this adventure with your friends. I will have to check out their videos. I appreciate your honesty on campgrounds. My husband and I are also of the older campers and love a quieter campground. Love you all! Be safe. 🥰💕🙏
Thank you Jill. Maybe I'm a little like the Grinch with the noise, noise, noise. 😂👍
Owen once when our son got a ticket our Grandson said that he got "copped".
Got copped. Too funny. 😂😂😂👍
Visited Jekyll last year, but had heard similar story about campground. Used Crooked River as my base and just drove up. Fascinating history and enjoyed a tour of the historic area! Really enjoyed St. Simon Island as well. Great video…and friends are best!!!
You know we love Crooked River. Another GA State Park but so very modern and different.
It’s ashamed that our coastal beach areas don’t have decent campgrounds. We booked one on Tyne island for a week a few years back, but stayed only one night. It would be nice if our state park system would build some campgrounds on the beach.
It is getting better. Places like Vogel are being totally modernized from the ground up. We've been to a lot of them that are as good as it gets. But then there a few that make you just scratch your head about why they don't renovate them.
@@VANTREKKINGlifestyle you will love skidaway island
So glad you had a fun time with friends on this trip. Jekyll Island SP doesn’t sound like a park I’d stay at either. It’s hard to enjoy the sounds of birds and nature when humans are constantly squawking. Driftwood Beach is so beautiful - there’s something about driftwood that gets me every time. Campground etiquette? Not sure that would even make a difference because those people are just like that in their everyday lives, It’s that me, me culture, hell bent on doing whatever they want, wherever they are, with no regard for anyone else’s privacy, joy or comfort.
Safe travels wherever you go, stay well and hugs for your sweet Maggie.
Sweet Maggie says thanks. We do too.
Well the best part of the campsite was…. Friends! Thanks for taking us along and for prioritizing the fun with friends over video. That’s the way it should be. Be safe and may your next campsite be better than this one…. Oh yea, love the e-bikes!
Friends over video unless you run a video channel. 😂. We loved our time with them so much that time flew. And yes, you'll love Skidaway.
yep the campground there really s**ks. But the island is awesome.
Totally agree. Hopefully they can improve the campground one day.
Sounds like kids in the background. I don't mind the noise, but folks need to keep an eye on them and keep them out of the road. It is not okay to let the kids play in the road, you don't do it at home don't do it at the campground. I drive a 2500 and small cars disappear in front of the truck I cannot see your child chasing a ball
There were several families with small kids and yes they did play and ride there bikes in the road. It seems to be a normal thing in campgrounds. Thanks so much for watching. Happy New Year!
You are nice just biting your tongue. Me, exact opposite. I can deal.with noise, but don't go through my campsite. I don't mind calling people out on that.
Lynn heard a lot of it but no one else. You would have been pretty red-faced with all that was going on. 😂