This facility actually now calls itself, Morningstar Marina at Golden Isles. Captain Ted is quite right that southbound AICW craft must continue on for several miles, before hooking back around into the large bay where Golden Isles is located.
We love to stay at Golden Isles, not the least reason for which is that all the many attractions on St. Simons Island are a quite car ride away. The “loaner car” at Golden Isles is perfect for that purpose. The dockmasters can also help with car rentals for longer visits ashore.

That small, friendly gasoline stop is now Golden Isles Marina, and we made a reservation for an overnight stay and a fuel stop. The drawbridge has now been replaced by a low fixed bridge, and the ICW is on the opposite side of the island requiring going a couple of miles beyond the island and doubling back to the marina. We didn’t mind. Melissa, the dockmaster, had time to chat over the radio and I explained how we wanted to dock. She got it the first time, unlike the bohunks at XXXX, and became our instant friend.
Melissa gave us the keys to the loaner car so we could go across the bridge to St. Simons and fill our propane tank and buy a few groceries. St. Simons is an attractive town, the sort of place one might like to live except it must be very hot in summer and the odor of pulp mills is apparent when the wind is from that direction.
There’s a restaurant at the marina, where we indulged ourselves with a fine meal. The showers are first class — on the second level reached by stairs or elevator. It is a great and friendly facility, and we would go out of our way to stop there again.
Ted Jones

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