Cumberland Island is another breathtaking destination in the world many visitors can really love to explore, the island is very serene and quite with buzzing wildlife and conservancy to thrill you, it’s a home to some unique historical and wildlife features in the same measure, it’s one of the considered natural home to some species like a rare horse specie, visitors are baffled by the sight of horses roaming and grazing around here, the horses are regarded to have come there from their ancestry, It’s known as one of the widest Islands in this Northern Hemisphere region in Georgia, the Island is more known for its ability to transform whoever visit it, has spiritual values attached to it too.
Geographical Point Of View
- The Cumberland Island is not as small as other people may think but it has several good things to explore, among them are many beaches spread along its coast with panoramic views of its water.
- The 18 square miles long Island is enriched with other isolated destinations and attractions in the same measure, The Eastern side of the Island is filled with many unspoiled beaches and rich architecture.
- It’s encompassed by the Atlantic ocean in one side and several rivers on the other side, this makes its beaches to be the most preferred destinations for vacations and holidays.
- Visitors come here too to view the wonderful sight of the sunset over Cumberland with a picturesque red color imbue many visitors.
People and History:
- The residence of this lonely and isolated marsh of ecstatic Island are not too many in number, but they are deemed to be the descendants of Candler’s and Carnegie’s who were the initial owners of the place.
- They build their homes in groups and clusters to leave room for enough space in the Island, this style of building allows for tourism value of the Island to be explored by visitors coming here.
- Cumberland National Seashore is basically been built by these people who are working it out to be what it is today.
- The people around have built some well-designed clusters of houses to act as accommodation for visitors, tourists like the type of accommodation found here.
Loggerheads Sea Turtles:
- This is part of wildlife experience found here inside the coral water of the sea, the specie of the turtles are considered endangered since they are few or too rare, the nesting period of the female is between May and September.
- The nests are spotted and strictly protected by cellophane substance screen against any damage or predication to eggs.
- The hatching usually takes place after sixty days and the female nests between two to three years once hatched the small turtle’s moves to the sea.
- Visitors also come here to document about the hatching of the loggerhead Sea Turtles yearly.
Bird Watching:
- Bird watching is another activity many visitors do while here, swamps of birds of different species ply the area every morning and even in the evening, many rare doves and Turkeys can be spotted here.
- Great horned Owls too can be seen in huge numbers in the forests around, such sight are real thrill to tourists coming to the Island.
- Crested woodpeckers can be easily seen around during the day time, redheaded type too can be spotted easily in the day.
- Warbles and many songbirds too can be seen hoping from one tree to another during the day time, bird watching offers a great attraction to visitors of the Island.
Unique Horses:
- There are several horses freely grazing in the Island, they are feral since their original backgrounds were domesticated horses, this is strange mystery of this Island too worth exploited.
- It’s said that they were brought many years ago by the Spanish, so the current ones are feral.
- The presence of the horses is a great fodder for visitors who try very much to spot them, hence a real tourism value in the place.
Armadillos:
- Is another attraction in the Island which can be seen scurrying inside the bushes, they are not too many in numbers but a breathtaking sight to visitors to the Island.
- They migrated from Western part of America in a migration pattern of the last thirty years, they have eventually settled in the Cumberland Island to, offer an attractive view to the tourists.
- They drill small holes within the ground as part of their feeding characteristic.
Hogs:
Hogs can also be spotted here though much more destructive as compared to other creatures here, they earnestly compete for food with other large animals like Deer, the National conservancy have hatched a program to reduce their population owing to their destructive nature.
Accommodation:
- There are several National conservation camps where visitors to this Island can stay, many visitors prefer to stay in those camp sites since they are ideal and affordable.
- A full boarding facilities can be found in those campsites with payment to the NC.
- An alternative accommodation facilities can be found at the Greyfields Inn, it’s a more expensive accommodation with restaurants, fully fitted rooms for bed and breakfast just like any other hotel.
- Depending on one’s budget visitors can book the Greyfields Inn, or board the Campsites to offer a good boarding as they explore the Island.
There are many things and attractions to explore at this pristine and isolated destination in Georgia, but you need to do esta renewal to be covered.
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