ST. SIMONS ISLAND – If I did not live in Athens, I would want to live here, where the living is easy and the laid-back lifestyle touches your senses so poignantly that you feel rather Shakespearean upon taking leave, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
When the exit takes place, you know that you will find your way back to the Golden Isles. With the good fortune of having traveled our state top to bottom, corner to corner over the years, no place has less-to-like features than St. Simons. You cross the Fernando Torras Causeway and park at your destination, fully expecting a greeter to open your car door and smile, “at ease.