Time to freshen up !
I'm liking the pots on the posts...maybe at Riverwater Pier A ?
Love the name !
I would have gotten ice cream but it was tooooo cold !
Watch out for the pirates !!
Railway Express Agency
Funny, Palace Saloon is advertising Coca-Cola
The last time we were there all they advertised was their Rum drinks
and boy were they good and strong !
This was our neighbor for the last day and a half and we couldn't
figure out what it was....
But !
Coming back from town this morning we found out !
Ethical Commercial Archaeology
Fernandina, FL
Fort Clinch
Fort Clinch State Park is a Florida State Park, located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island, along the Amelia River. Its 1,100 acres include the 19th century Fort Clinch, sand dunes, plains, maritime hammock and estuarine tidal marsh. The park/fort lies to the northeast of Fernandina Beach at the entrance to the Cumberland Sound.
Fort Clinch is a 19th century brick fortress begun in 1847 after the end of the Second Seminole War. It was named in honor of General Duncan Lamont Clinch, important figure in the First and Second Seminole Wars. The only battle to occur at Clinch was when Union troops recaptured the fort in 1862 after Confederate forces seized control the previous year. Fort Clinch served as the base of Union operations in the area throughout the Civil War.
In 1935, the State of Florida bought 256 acres that included the then-abandoned fort and the surrounding area. Fort Clinch State Park including the fort, opened to the public in 1938.
We've been looking for a lamp for Storymaker for a long time.
We finally found it today. Now I know what you're thinking...
It's not one of the prettier lamps you've ever seen...but !
wail until I get done with it...It will Be you tiful !!
Storymaker is on the "water" again....We just left Fernandina, FL and are headed about 30+ miles up the ICW. We probably won't have any internet or phone service for the next couple of days due to the wilderness area we will be in. I will update blog as soon as I can.
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kingsbaysubmarine/
Better shot of submarine
Tidal changes in this area can be 8 or 9 feet.
Therefore, we are finding places where the current runs 3 knots
Which mean, at high tide it makes for easy boating
At low tide we really, really have to pay attention
(It's the following morning)
This is an example of the tidal change
You'll notice the marker is almost in the water
These boats go to the ramp on the right side of the picture
A crane then picks them up and moves them into the boat house
on the left side of the picture.
It's ingenious !
It guides ships into St. Simons Sound and warns of the many sandbars in the area.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Simons_Island_Light
You can barely see it but there is a gray house about a third
way through the picture. Nice place to live.
Brunswick, Ga Bridge
The ICW is marked in yellow
We dropped anchor on the Frederica River just below
the ICW. We are at the left side of the page at the beginning
where the yellow mark is. It's a beautiful spot.
The best part is, we don't have to backtrack to leave
We can take the Frederica River back out to the ICW!
Fort Frederica National Monument
Georgia's fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica's troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia's future as a British colony. Today, the archeological remnants of Frederica are protected by the National Park Service.
http://www.nps.gov/fofr/historyculture/index.htm
A house in the vicinity of the fort
We could literally go for hours without seeing anyone in this area
and the remoteness is quite astounding !
I thought this was as good as it got for a sunset tonight
But, it got even better !
Sometimes pictures just don't do it justice !
Today was a good day. We traveled 46 beautiful miles today and the weather was actually good to us. In the a.m. it was chilly and cloudy but it managed to get up to about 65 degrees with sun in the afternoon. Sun always helps!
We ran into Dulcinea again today and he suggested we try the Frederica River for a layover. He said there was an old fort there and it was a very pretty area; so we did. Boy was he right....it was just beautiful!
Georgia has a lot of winding rivers, including the ICW, and so much of it is very remote. In fact, I'm surprised I even have the internet at this point (although we are on the move again as it is the next morning which I'm sure you have already figured out! :0)). There were so many areas where we didn't have internet or phone service, including where we stopped tonight.
Tomorrow we are getting up and heading on out. It is supposed to rain so we thought we would get as far as we can before it starts.
Kings Bay, U. S. Navy
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a principle submarine base of the US Navy. Located near to St. Marys in Camden County, Georgia, the base is the home port of the US Navy Atlantic Fleet's Trident nuclear-powered submarines. The base's population is over 15,000, which includes navy personnel, their family members and civilians.http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/kingsbaysubmarine/
Therefore, we are finding places where the current runs 3 knots
Which mean, at high tide it makes for easy boating
At low tide we really, really have to pay attention
This is an example of the tidal change
You'll notice the marker is almost in the water
A crane then picks them up and moves them into the boat house
on the left side of the picture.
It's ingenious !
St. Simons Island Lighthouse
The St. Simons Island Light is a lighthouse on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, Ga. It guides ships into St. Simons Sound and warns of the many sandbars in the area.
The original St. Simons Island lighthouse, which was built in 1810, was a 75-foot-tall early federal octagonal lighthouse topped by a 10-foot oil-burning lamp. During the American Civil War U.S. military forces employed a Naval blockade of the coast. An invasion by Union troops in 1862 forced Confederate soldiers to abandon the area. The retreating troops destroyed the lighthouse to prevent it from being an aid to the navigation of Union warships.
way through the picture. Nice place to live.
The ICW is marked in yellow
We dropped anchor on the Frederica River just below
the ICW. We are at the left side of the page at the beginning
where the yellow mark is. It's a beautiful spot.
The best part is, we don't have to backtrack to leave
We can take the Frederica River back out to the ICW!
Georgia's fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica's troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia's future as a British colony. Today, the archeological remnants of Frederica are protected by the National Park Service.
http://www.nps.gov/fofr/historyculture/index.htm
We could literally go for hours without seeing anyone in this area
and the remoteness is quite astounding !
Sometimes pictures just don't do it justice !
Today was a good day. We traveled 46 beautiful miles today and the weather was actually good to us. In the a.m. it was chilly and cloudy but it managed to get up to about 65 degrees with sun in the afternoon. Sun always helps!
We ran into Dulcinea again today and he suggested we try the Frederica River for a layover. He said there was an old fort there and it was a very pretty area; so we did. Boy was he right....it was just beautiful!
Georgia has a lot of winding rivers, including the ICW, and so much of it is very remote. In fact, I'm surprised I even have the internet at this point (although we are on the move again as it is the next morning which I'm sure you have already figured out! :0)). There were so many areas where we didn't have internet or phone service, including where we stopped tonight.
Tomorrow we are getting up and heading on out. It is supposed to rain so we thought we would get as far as we can before it starts.
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