Sapelo Island was once a rice plantation and later bought by a tobacco millionaire, JP Reynolds. He built this estate there. You can now rent the house for $160 per person with a 2 night minimum of 12 people. (three meals are included) The island is inhabited by the descendants of former slaves (gullah culture) from the plantation and is only accessible by ferry and by invitation only. We were on a tour so we could go there. Our tour guide had married a 7th generation from one of the families. Only 47 people live on the island, 13 of which are children who have to take the ferry each day to go to school. You also have to go across the water to buy your groceries. (20 min ride) Some of the islanders have their own small boats. The mail and postmistress came over on the ferry with us.
Our tour on the beach.
At the ferry landing on the bay side.
Never have been on a boat that supplied fly swatters. They say the summers are brutal here. EVERYBODY HAS SCREENED IN PORCHES!! Believe it or not, Fred used the fly swatter. The no-see-ems have started already. Many of the islanders have cottages for rent if you are interested in getting away for a few days. (not my kind of vacation) But we did ride back on the ferry with a young couple and their 2 children from Pennsylvania who had spent their spring break on the island.
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