I hit the beach once again now that the crowd had subsided.

Good picture of my shadow on the beach.

Great weather looking south ! Like the Lanier Bridge, weather is also a favorite photography subject of mine.

The forecast for the length of my visit to Jekyll Island called for "isolated storms." While the weather directly above me was beautiful, ominous looking clouds could be seen in the distance.

Zooming in on the clouds to the south toward Cumberland Island.

Great weather off in the distance.

I would guess that I am seeing great weather in my immediate vicinity and storms off in the distance.

Zooming in on the clouds in the distance leads me to believe that I am seeing one of those isolated storms in the forecast.

A storm off in the distance to the south over Cumberland Island.

Great shot of the weather off in the distance.

It looks like one large storm has settled over Cumberland Island in the distance.

Storm to the south over Cumberland Island.

This was, apparently, a popular weekend to get married on the beach at Jekyll Island.

This is the third wedding site I've encountered today.

I'm guessing this is the happy couple having wedding photos taken on the beach.

This was the perfect time to turn my attention inland to the west for sunset over Jekyll Island.

I started riding south on the beach heading toward the southern tip of the island and Jekyll Point. My goal was to find the shipwreck that I had read about previously.

I had plenty of hard-packed beach available at low tide. That and the southwesterly on-shore breeze made for an easy and enjoyable ride.

I passed another group out getting some exercise.

A ship came into view as I got closer to Jekyll Point.

The beach is extremely wide at low tide at the southern end of the island.

It looks like I've encountered another isolated storm off in the distance.

Storm off in the distance to the south.

I'm guessing that I'm seeing a heavy downpour in this area.

Making my way toward the southern end of the island and Jekyll Point.

The beach is extremely wide at the southern end of the island at low tide. I'm not completely sure of the science behind it. But it involves natural ocean currents eroding sand from the northern end of the island and depositing it at the southern end. At low tide, several small "ponds" appear where sand has been deposited unevenly.

Looking south with a large storm off in the distance.

I'm getting closer to the ship I spotted earlier.

My camera isn't designed for low-light conditions, hence the blurriness.

I'm not sure what this ship is or where it's heading other than inland through Jekyll Sound.

Maybe I'll get a clear picture someday.

I eventually reached the southern end of the island and found a few beach-goers still enjoying themselves.

The storms I had been seeing were also making their way inland.

And there it is, albeit blurry.

The Mary Anne was a "push" style shrimp boat, meaning the pilot house is at the rear and the mast seen in the photo above is in the center.

Sometime in 1996 after a day of shrimping, the Mary Ann anchored here for the night. Low tide arrived and the ship became grounded and began to list to one side. When the tide came back in, it flooded the Mary Ann causing it to sink.

For years, the shipwreck was actually in the water. But the process I mentioned earlier of ocean currents eroding sand from the northern end of the island and depositing it at the southern end means the beach has become bigger and completely engulfed the area of the wreck. The entire boat is now buried in about 20 feet of sand.

After 22 years, the tall mast is the only part of the boat still visible.

Finally, a decent picture of the incoming ship !

I have no idea what any of this is, other than blurry.

Now that I finally got a clear picture, I can see a sign on the ship that says "Island Merchant." The other visible logo says "Stevens Towing Company, Yonges Island, SC."

I spent a few minutes just looking out over Jekyll Sound and can't think of a better way to be spending my Labor Day weekend.

Stevens Towing Co. is a century-old shipping and towing company based in South Carolina. The "Island Merchant" is one of the company's tugs.

The Stevens Towing Co. "Island Merchant."

Looking west at the Lanier Bridge off in the distance.

The storm I had been seeing continues to move inland.

Great view looking west toward Jekyll Sound.

This is the wreck of the MV Mary Anne.