{"id":16208,"date":"2026-02-02T07:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=16208"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T13:08:04","slug":"jekyll-st-simons-islands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=16208","title":{"rendered":"Jekyll & St. Simons Islands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Camping on Jekyll, with a day exploring each island<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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We got to Jekyll Island and set up camp early enough to do a little exploring (only day that wasn’t totally COLD<\/mark><\/em><\/strong>). We checked out the Wanderer Memorial Trail<\/mark><\/strong>, which tells the story of one of America\u2019s last known slave ships, the Wanderer. It’s located at Saint Andrews Beach, where the ship illegally came ashore 160 years ago (50 years after the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade was abolished) with more than 400 enslaved Africans. It was very well done. We also caught a gorgeous sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St. Simons Island Day <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

We spent most of Saturday off Jekyll, on St. Simons Island, first priority on the north side of the island was to…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit 1<\/mark> new National Park Site<\/mark><\/strong> (first one in 2026): Fort Frederica National Monument<\/strong><\/mark> (#311), where  James Oglethorpe established a Fort in 1736, to help protect the British colonies from the Spanish in Florida. Fort Frederica illustrates the story of the War of Jenkins Ear (1739-1748) and how its British defenders fought off the Spanish Army. Today, archeology has uncovered the story of the 1,000 people that once lived here. We spent a few hours there, including 3 Ranger talks\/walks around the fort and town remains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n