Mid February on the Gold Coast

Our time on Jekyll is coming to a close...we really like this place, and will miss it.

Went into Brunswick yesterday for groceries, and just became aware of what a nice little town it really is. It is a port city, and I would guess a lot of the employment is based on that industry. There is also a large paper mill operation, and, for the most part, it is less offensive that others that I have seen.

Of course, with the Golden Isles just offshore, tourism is also a large part of the economy. Even though the climate is not as great as farther south in Florida, the winter population of Snow Birds is large. A large part of the CG where we are located is made up largely of people from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and many Canadians. One told me that he just travels far enough South, that the Wal Marts don't sell snow shovels!

I was able to rig a pole with the magnetic cell phone antenna atop it, and raised it about four feet above the MH roof. This has really improved my connection to the internet. A magnetic antenna needs a metal ground plane in order to operate properly, and all that is necessary is a surface 8 inches (or larger). I am using a teflon coated pizza pan mounted on a extension painter's pole, which can be raised an lowered. It kinda' looks like a flying saucer on a post, and it's fun watching the reaction of people walking by trying to figure out what it is for.