[Well, I finally managed to get back into the groove and finish another story. Hopefully this is the start of a series, but probably not as frequently as before. Let me know what you think.]
Jekyll Island
Fights:
The Beginning
By
The Mangler
Jekyll
Island, a barrier island off the coast of Georgia, is limited by state law in
the number of acres that can be developed.
Therefore, it not as developed or as busy as other beach locations. Because of this, it is not high on the list
of college spring break vacations as there are not enough bars and night
activities. The beaches are mostly open
and undeveloped. Many families do go
there for the smaller crowds and slightly more relaxed atmosphere.
However,
some college people do stay there for the quiet relaxing atmosphere and travel
over to St. Simons for the more raucous aspects of spring break. Jerry and Stewart were two such college
students and were staying at Jerry’s parents’ condo at the beach. It was an ocean front condo in the section
known as The Cottages and since Jerry’s parents owned it, staying there was
free.
The
beach was actually one long continuous beach that was 10 miles long but was
known by various names at different locations.
The condo was located on the northern end of the island and as such, the
beach was very dependent on the tide schedule.
At high tide, there was no beach and at low tide a fairly large
beach. Fortunately, at the middle and
southern ends of the island there was always beach available. So, beach activity at the condo wasn’t continuous
and had to be well timed.
