Anniversary Celebration in Darien, Georgia

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We’ve driven through Darien many times over the years and have previously stopped there for a seafood dinner on the Darien River. We had never taken the time to explore the area so for our anniversary this year we decided to spend the night in a hotel on the Darien river.

After taking the scenic drive south on Highway 17 we checked into our room before having a delicious flounder sandwich for lunch at a popular local restaurant.

The first place we explored was the Fort King Georgie State Historic Site close to our hotel. The fort was was built by the British in 1721 at the mouth of the Altamaha River to protect the area from the Spanish and the French. Fire destroyed the fort in 1727 and the fort was decommissioned.

Reconstruction of the fort began in the 1970’s and still continues today. We toured the interesting history museum before wandering around the reconstructed fort.

The rest of the afternoon we enjoyed the pool and for a while relaxed on our balcony overlooking the river. After a delicious seafood dinner and a walk along the dock we ended the evening back on the balcony enjoying the view.

The next morning I strolled along the Darien Waterfront Park before breakfast.

On our way home we made a slight detour to visit a recently opened Buc-ees on I-95 in Brunswick. Imagine a huge gas station and a huge store with souvenirs, hot food including Texas brisket, a wall of jerky, groceries, clothes, and even fresh made fudge. It was our first ever visit to a Buc-ees. Now we can say we’ve been there, done that.

31 thoughts on “Anniversary Celebration in Darien, Georgia”

    1. Thanks Suzanne! We really enjoyed our time in Darien. Did you have the fried shrimp at Skipper’s? That’s where we went for dinner. Buc-ees was fun but a little overwhelming. The brisket and the fudge were both delicious. It reminded me of the big stores at Disney World! Fascinating is a good way to describe it.

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      1. No we don’t have Buck-ees. There’s a local restaurant that has the best smoked BBQ brisket and of course, See’s candy. I don’t like jerky, but I bought some turkey jerky. I haven’t tried it yet.

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    1. Egidio, I loved the views of the river and the marsh. Darien isn’t a tourist destination so it was refreshing not to have to deal with big crowds until we got to Buc-ees. I’m sure you are familiar with Buc-ees.

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    1. Judy, we were overwhelmed by the Buc-ees! It just opened in June and it was really crowded. Maybe the crowds will die down after it’s been open for a while. The brisket and made in house fudge were delicious. We only went in half of the store!

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  10. Happy Anniversary!
    What a nice area to celebrate. I enjoyed your photos. Your shrimp dinner sounds delicious.
    I have been to Buccee’s, and yes, it is overwhelming!
    Thanks for taking us along.

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