A Day At The Beach

Travel Writing by Chris Bunton

We’ve been traveling for the past few days, heading from Southern Illinois down to Jekyll Island, Georgia.

Let me give you some back story. In the 90’s I was driving a semi truck. I had started using the truck as a means of free travel. Because let’s be real. How is a member of the working poor going to be able to afford or find time to travel?

Well my company sent me to Georgia to pick up or drop off a load, near Brunswick. While there I dropped the trailer and bobtailed over to Jekyll Island. Not sure if it was OK to do this. But, being a Rebel, I don’t really care.

I fell in love with the place and swore I would bring my family there.

Well, as life would have it. I lost everything and my family because that’s what happens to rebels who don’t obey the rules.

Decades later and after many life changes, God brought me a new family.

My wife, Stacy and our schnauzer named Gus.

Well, we got married in 2019, just before the shutdowns. We planned to go to Jekyll Island for our honeymoon.

We had it all set. We had an AirBnB booked and ready. We were flying back from D.C. from a work trip, when the lock downs and warnings about COVID started happening. The plane was practically empty.

Our AirBnb hosts on Jekyll Island, were missionaries in Africa. Because of the shutdowns they needed to come back to their home to stay, so the booking got canceled.

We tried to go again a year or so later, but my wife’s job had travel restrictions.

So finally decades after swearing to come back, through many life changes and destruction. After, trying several times to get down here in a new life and a new wife. We’ve made it.

It was a rainy day but God broke the rain up so we could have a wonderful time walking along the different beaches and historical sites the island has to offer. Along with visiting the Georgia Sea Turtle Institute. We love sea turtles and nature.

The adventure continues…

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Bio: Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He has published in several magazines, and has written a poetry eBook called “Against the Man” and an Addiction Recovery eBook called “Made Free: Overcoming Addiction“ His newest book is called “The Future is Coming” and is a collection of dystopian short stories.

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