December 24: Checking out the sandbar . . .
Low tide exposes a sandbar at the Jekyll Island Club Pavilion . . .
Read MoreEven though I had just visited Jekyll Island last month for Thanksgiving, I found myself heading that way again for Christmas. Discovering a cheap hotel rate has a tendency to cause me to make spontaneous decisions. And while spontaneity and I usually don't mix, it paid off this time.
I hopped in the car on the morning of Christmas Eve early enough so that I arrived on the island in the afternoon. Passing by the famous Jekyll Island Sandbar on my way to my hotel, I couldn't help but notice the low tide. I stopped at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel Beach Pavilion to check it out.