It’s time to leave Florida so Pat and Danny came to Jacksonville and we took one vehicle to Brunswick, our termination point and left one in Jacksonville. It was so very good to see friends. By the way, we would love for you to come join us a couple of days on this 3-4 year adventure!
Our first stop was Amelia Island at Fernandina Beach. This little town was full of great shops and live music and the oldest saloon in Florida! Adolphus Bush, founder of Anheuser-Bush assisted in the design of the Palace Saloon.
We ate at a seafood restaurant that was fabulous and a fried shrimp platter, running over with the freshest Georgia Atlantic shrimp, was only $14.99! We had so much fun that evening visiting shops and live music venues that I’m tempted to say that I wish I could go back…..but I won’t!
Next stop was to anchor out at Cumberland Island National Seashore. As soon as we arrived we saw a horse and her twin foals playing on the beach. It was very peaceful to spend the night here while seeing only a couple of boats. There are no bridges to this Island but a ferry comes several times a day to bring tourists. One can rent a bike, or take a van tour that lasts over half a day. Most people walk the 4 mile tour circle.
We were blessed again because the 100 heat index pattern was broken that day and the temperature dropped to the low 80s! The four of us took the dinghy into shore and we walked through the most beautiful thick oaks twisting and intertwining above our heads to come out on the other side and walk on the Atlantic Ocean beach. These tree are magnificent! The branches twist because of the ocean breezes affecting their growth.
Now mostly uninhabited, Cumberland Island, the largest of the Sea islands has a rich history and has had populations of Indians, Spanish, English, Freed Slaves and Several Carnegie homes. John F Kennedy Jr. was married in the First African Baptist Church.
People do tent camp but the wildlife is plentiful with the most obvious being mosquitoes! We met one upset girl who was crying that raccoons tore open her tent to eat her makeup! With over 150 horse inhabitants, it’s not unusual for a horse to cross your path!
Jekyll Island was a vast change with highly manicured greens and beautiful historic buildings. The marina had bicycles and Pat and I rode all over the Island.
I noticed a very nice looking young man picking up a delivery on our dock with a shirt emblem of My Seanna. He offered to carry a boy who was walking barefoot on the hot dock. His Australian accent jogged my memory….My Seanna is one of the yachts on the TV series, Below Deck. I wanted to tell him that he was better looking in person but I did not and only asked if he was on the TV series. He said no it was another Aussie but he is indeed a crew member. Why didn’t I ask for a picture? We later passed My Seanna on our trip to Brunswick. It is a charter yacht and you can rent it for 12 people for only 350K per week PLUS expenses! And it wasn’t in the Caribbean or Greek Islands but enjoying the Georgia Golden Isles!
We passed some huge ships and later we learned the rich history of ship building in Brunswick and contributions to WWII.
After arriving in Brunswick we left the boat to come home for awhile and see grandchildren and to see family. John also had to work some and it was good to help pay for the new freezer and refrigerator! This picture is not enhanced! No place like home!
