KAYAK TO COCKSPUR ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE

As much as I love laying on the beach soaking in the sun, my hubbs does not. So this activity was actually a compromise that ended up being pretty cool.  

We headed out to Tybee early in the morning to beat the crowd, and stopped at a little place to rent a kayak. From there we were a short paddle away from the lighthouse, which was ideal for us because Chad was going to be doing the bulk of the paddling (; 

The Cockspur Island Lighthouse survived the Civil War and ever since moving to the area, I’d always wanted to get a closer look at the historic gem, although I never realized how close I could get! Changing tides actually make the lighthouse accessible for short windows of time. 

So we got in our kayak and Chad began paddling us to sea! It was a beautiful morning with the sunlight shimmering off the waters which we were lucky enough to have working with us. We reached the lighthouse in no time and the low tides made it possible for us to ‘dock our kayak’ on the mussel beds and hop out to explore. 

The lighthouse is now boarded up thanks to vandalism, but it’s still a really cool kayak destination. You can no longer enter it but you can still sit on the steps and listen to the birds chirping from their nests above/inside. 

When we made this trip it was just the two of us. It looked like others were headed to the lighthouse as we were leaving, but we hit the water at the perfect time and the tides carried us right back to the rental location. 

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention the pods and pods of dolphins swimming the channel. I had no idea we’d actually encounter any so when we did I decided to just appreciate the experience rather than whip the phone out. Sorry guys, no dolphin pictures…but take the trip for yourself and you’re likely to see your own!