We are in front of the beautiful Christ Church Setting
We had a great day on this island with good friends Marshall and Lucy Kendall. This is one of the richest areas in the country, with one neighboring island, Sea Island, is closed to the public! Lots of famous stars go there because of its privacy.
As we are 'normal folks', we settled for the trolley tour, narrated by Bunny (born on Easter), a grand lady of the South. She gave a heckuva tour, full of history, facts, tidbits, and jokes. Stopping spots included Christ Church, where the Wesleys prayed and preached. This church has seen several Presidents attend worship service, including Carter, Bush Sr., and Wilson. On two sides of the church lies a beautiful cemetery, with many historic family plots.
We later spent time at the church and cemetery, as well as at Fort Frederica, where the British under Oglethorpe created a bastion in 1736 to prevent the Spanish from advancing up the Atlantic Coast. At its peak, the settlement had a population of over 1000. It was surrounded by a wall/moat, and was guarded by the fort which overlooked the waterway. 
The National Site is peaceful and well kept, with many of the shops and buildings' foundations intact. The walls are not there, but there are many plaques with info on the structures, as well as some of the artifacts found at each site. Parts of the fort are there too, but it is eerie to know that hundreds of years ago this settlement was thriving, and now there is hardly anything remaining.
Here we are by part of the fort remains.
The trolley near the St. Simons Lighthouse
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