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Saturday, March 15. 2008

The Cloister

The family has always enjoyed The Cloister on Sea Island for cozy, comfy getaways. We will miss the old Cloister which felt like home to us, but the new building has opened and it looks good (photo). Their relatively new "Lodge," where I have also stayed, is splendid, and its bar is huge and plain wonderful for an apres golf gin Martini or two.

Their azaleas will be in their full glory soon, if not sooner.

For decompression mental-health short and relatively inexpensive vacations (with great golf), it often comes down to a choice between The Cloister and Cambridge Beaches in Bermuda (assuming you know somebody with a Mid-Ocean Club membership).

Both places guaranteed glitz-free zones - leave your jewelry at home - and thus Maggie's Farm types of places. Pearls at dinner are OK, but no tacky gold.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Our Essays, The Culture, "Culture," Pop Culture and Recreation at 09:25 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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a little too high end for me. Prefer to stay at this sort of place. On premises bait shop, boat hookups, "free" in room coffee maker. Plus a a great view of the dam.
#1 walt moffett on 2008-03-15 09:43 (Reply)
It's not a shack, but it's not as expensive as you might think.
#1.1 BD on 2008-03-15 10:33 (Reply)
KOA all the way....
#2 Habu on 2008-03-15 11:18 (Reply)
Thank you for your kind words about one of many lovely locales in my native Georgia. The Georgia islands and coast have beauty and history galore, including the wild horse herd on Cumberland Island and the lemur colony on St. Catherine's, and the path of Desoto's exploration. One should enjoy a mountain visit to Young Harris at the base of the state's highest peak, Brasstown Bald. Young Harris is the hometown of one of the only great remaining Democrats, Zell Miller. But for mountain vacation in the south, you can't beat Grove Park Inn in North Carolina, where the hot waterfalls in the spa are unequalled anywhere and the outdoor jacuzzi has a poolside bar and magnificent views. The Inn also hosts a ghost, The Pink Lady. Nearby is the nation's largest private resident, Biltmore, which has a decent winery, restaurants, and a hotel on the estate. Christmas is a special time to visit Biltmore and is an experience not to be missed.

Please come again, and I hope you were treated kindly and graciously during your stay. It is the hallmark of our Southern culture.
#3 twolaneflash on 2008-03-15 16:43 (Reply)
You bet.
#3.1 BD on 2008-03-15 19:23 (Reply)

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