August 29, 2014

Tourists are going to drive 10 miles under the speed limit everywhere they go, the yellow flies are going to drive hundreds of Cumberland Island visitors to the brink of insanity, and afternoon thunderstorms will put a damper on scores of vacations during the summer months on Georgia’s Atlantic coast, so we might as well get used to it. Travelers could literally set their watch to the afternoon thunderstorms that roll across the eastern seaboard during the hot summer months in Saint Marys, Georgia. It’s not uncommon for the months of June, July and August to crank out triple-digit temperatures for weeks on end, causing excessive humidity to build up