Island Hopping, Sea Turtle Science & More With Your Grandchild
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- I like to spend much of the day exploring
- Whether walking through historic neighborhoods at a moderate pace or out and about on a coach, I prefer to keep my days full
- Stairs don’t bother me, and I love to keep up with the group
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Hotel check-in available from 4:00 p.m. Program Registration 4:00-5:00 p.m. Orientation 5:00 p.m. followed by Welcome Dinner.
Program Registration 4:00-5:00 p.m. After you have your room assignment, come to the Road Scholar table to register with the program sta...
Beach walk is sandy, wet, uneven terrain. Travel time from hotel to Turtle Center is 10 minutes or 1 mile. Standing in Turtle Center is up to an hour. Benches outside.
We'll start the day off with an early morning beach walk and talk about the barrier island dyn...
Minimal walking on group activities; various terrain including sand and paved sidewalks. Driving approximately 25 miles throughout the day; about an hour and a half.
Leaving from the hotel, we’ll travel by motorcoach to Fort Frederica and St. Simons Island. At F...
Boneyard Beach and North End Beaches require walking on beach sand and in shallow water. Seining is up to the knees in water with a seining net collecting and identifying animals. These events take place on Jekyll Island near the hotel. We will be transported to the b...
Walking approximately 1 mile over several hours throughout the day; uneven terrain including sand and grass. Drive from hotel to Darien, GA is about 60 miles round trip, approx. 2 hours. Board ferry in Darien and the ride to Sapelo is approximately 30 minutes; restroo...
Hotel check-out by 11:00 a.m.
This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!
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