Sapelo Island...Day 19

6AM WAKE-UP was not as brutal as anticipated.  The ferry to Sapelo was an hour away and a quiet trip.

Sapelo is as quiet and rural as St Simons is developed.  We were on bumpy dirt roads in a re-cycled school bus  that was previously owned by the Shriners.

There are 70+ residents, all descendants of the slaves who returned to the island after they were freed.  There are three churches, a post office, a store that is open when the tour bus pulls up to get sodas and ice creams.  And this day there was a surprise treat for the football lovers among us...Allen Bailey, defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs, a native of Sapelo and just a very nice "kid".  He visited with all of us and even took the arm wrestling challenge by (drum roll...)

 ...one of the Grandmas

he never moved

The children were with  the Naturalist at the beach seining (think: netting fish from the shore ...a cooperative effort)..and body surfing
The grandpas were happy to have a picture taken with Allen.