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| Pink Spoonbill |
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| I Love the "little" details |
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| These little guys were all over the harbor entrance |
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| Sharing time with Kadee |
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| St. Augustine, FL |
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| Ah those "little" things |
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| This is one cool light house |
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| St. Augustine lighthouse |
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| This cross stands at the harbor entrance in St. Augustine |
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| It is made out of Stainless Steel |
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| These old oaks have formed a canopy over the entire street |
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| The lightner Hotel now a museum. At the base of this room was once the swimming pool |
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| Open for tours in St. Augustine |
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| Sunrise over the St. Augustine on our way up river |
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| St. Augustine light from the ocean |
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| Shrimp boats have a certain graceful charm |
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| Amelia Island |
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| Christmas store brought back memories |
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| Amelia Island Lighthouse |
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| Looking out over the harbor entrance @ Fort Clinch Amelia Island |
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| During dinner this train backed down the street, I took this picture from our table |
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| Sunset over the river @ Amelia Island |
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| Our favorite part of Amelia Island |
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| The horses of Cumberland Island |
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| Little Cumberland Island Light.....She's a short one |
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| Headed to the hospital for a check up on Jekyll Island |
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| Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island |
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| Low tide 7' drop currently |
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| Enjoying low tide at driftwood beach |
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| There is a lighthouse over my right shoulder |
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| Reminds me of a highwayman painting...this is the bike trail on Jekyll Island |
Since our last post this is what we have been up to........
We headed out of Stuart, FL working our way north. As many of you know our youngest daughter Kadee & Rolo flew down to spend the the July 4th holiday with us. We had a great time visiting St. Augustine together....... it brought back memories of our travels when all of us were younger.
Well Kadee had to return to her life in Michigan & we had a few things to tend to before we could continue our journey north.
We stayed at Rivers Edge Marina while we were in St. Augustine. The birds on the river at low tide were fun to watch, the fishing well four catfish so let's not count those. Most evenings we find ourselves with a line in the water while the sun is setting watching the pink spoonbills feed, having a Osprey swoop down to catch his dinner all right next to you while you enjoy a beer on the aft deck all while the sun is setting. So yes we enjoyed our visit here.
Now onward to Amelia Island. We headed out and since Chantal fizzled out we took the "outside" route up to Amelia Island, it was a smooth ride with a south wind which gave us a nice following sea. When we came off out of the mouth of the river shrimp boats dotted the coastline as far as you could see. I find shrimp boats to have a certain grace while they are working the water. Once we arrived at Amelia Island we moored at Fernandina Beach. This area offers bike trails that cover most of the island so we spent a couple of days riding them and seeing the bulk of the island. The town of Fernandina Beach takes great pride in their buildings and landscape. While roaming the downtown area it has a feel of old USA with brick buildings their sides adorned with old advertising for Coca Cola. The streets are cobblestone, trees line them at night time they are lit and folks roam from small bistro's to ice-cream parlors. Downtown Fernandina Beach is small in size but big in beauty & southern hospitality. This was our favorite portion of Amelia Island.
We were ready to move on so at slack tide we headed out to Jekyll Island our first port in Georgia. We have never travelled this coast so all of our journey will be new to us. We passed by Cumberland Island and horses greeted us as we passed by the southern tip of the island. We find the tides are very different than what we have experienced in our travels from years past. The St. Augustine to Jekyll Island trek has a normal tide of 7 feet. This causes a great deal of current when the tide is coming or going. The pictures at Driftwood Beach are at low tide the driftwood is "invisible" at high tide!
Jekyll Island has bike trails that cover it as well, whoooo hooooo. So we off load our bikes load up the backpacks and head out to explore. The trails are beautiful paved in most parts, wonderful wooden bridges cover the rivers & creeks. As you wind your way along the surface of the path changes from pavement to a tabby like surface in the historic parts of the island.
Well that is where we will leave you for now. Hope your all doing well & enjoying your summer.
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