jimbocz - 18-4-2017 at 06:15 AM
Hey Guys,
Is the beach on JI particularly wet? Are there puddles and creeks crossing the beach?
flyguy0101 - 18-4-2017 at 07:06 AM
Jim, no drysuit nec- occasional splash will be welcome when it is 70+ and sunny
Scott
markite - 18-4-2017 at 07:07 AM
it'll be hot and sticky - wear your board shorts. There are a few small drainage shallows as tide goes in and out - you can avoid getting wet or go
for it. As the tide comes in and beach narrows there are areas where there is a tidal pool mid beach that starts to fill creating a median - you'll
get wet crossing that and all of the sudden some areas that were an inch or two of water are now a foot deep - but that's the fun part!
jimbocz - 18-4-2017 at 08:38 AM
Sounds great. That's what I figured but thought I would check anyway.
3shot - 18-4-2017 at 12:59 PM
Trying to find Errol's epic tide pool splash clip.
I agree with Mark. With the afternoon humidity, buzzing the tide pools is quite refreshing.. lol
jimbocz - 18-4-2017 at 01:47 PM
The place I usually fly looks like this:
Seems like fun until you get that wiff of raw sewage...
3shot - 18-4-2017 at 02:47 PM
Lots more room between the water and the dunes at Jekyll. Biggest thing is dodging all those baseball style jellyfish that wash up lol
Demoknight - 18-4-2017 at 03:00 PM
Sometimes Jekyll Island has some good splashes. But most of them are avoidable. I have two videos that really show both sides of Jekyll from a buggy.
With splashes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7nhNnGxcFk
Without splashes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCkWxD02Z7k&t=10s
3shot - 18-4-2017 at 04:49 PM
Ha!!!! That's the clip Errol! The huge splash at the end of the vid. Lolol
markite - 18-4-2017 at 06:53 PM
here was the trip from the north tip, down past driftwood, all the way back to base camp and then south to the water tower - all when it was a lower
tide so all the little tidal pools are dry (or slick with whale snot)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfeHjZIpfEI&t=694s
ps - i think someone had the problem a while back where they couldn't see any of the video links (hopefully the above link shows for you guys. Anyway
about a month ago i can no longer see the videos posted in the forum, just a big white area - I was thinking i needed to update something but so far
no luck - what was the trick or what do i need to check?
markite - 19-4-2017 at 09:05 AM
Aghh trying to edit above post... Never mind this one
jimbocz - 19-4-2017 at 11:33 AM
I could see all those videos. Looks like fun.
Demoknight - 19-4-2017 at 11:57 AM
If the wind is a bit north, and the tide is fully out, you can basically go on the Jekyll Safari to the North. It is very technical, especially around
the Driftwood Beach parts, but very worth it. There are miles of beach that don't often get touched with buggies in the north.
soliver - 19-4-2017 at 05:15 PM
Great Clips Errol, 2014 was indeed a particularly wet year... good stuff!
Demoknight - 20-4-2017 at 08:56 AM
2014 was my first time coming, and it hooked me. This is now a yearly tradition for me, and has recently become a tradition for Anna to bring her
family as well. I am getting so excited thinking about it!