Augusta, GA - February 21 and 22, 2017

We started making our way home. One last hurrah in Augusta. We walked their beautiful River Esplanade that had an analemmatic sundial (very cool) and toured the Morris Museum of Art. Augusta was a major cotton processing and shipping center in the 19th and early 20th century. Brenda also found a fabric outlet store and had a heyday buying fabric for her upcoming creations.

Amelia Island, Florida - February 19th, 20th, 21st 2017

We've gone back to the beach for a couple days. The temps are in the mid 70's and the setting is beautiful. We're probably about ready to start making our way home so this is our last hurrah. I found a nearby golf course and have made use of the driving range.

St Marys, Georgia February 18, 2017

We visited St Marys today, a quaint town on the inter-coastal waterway across from Amelia Island. There happened to be a tall ship docked there that we were able to board and look at. The town also has a beautiful park on the waterway where we sat and soaked up the surroundings. Notice the shells in the wall surrounding the park. This is called "tabby" construction and is an example of using what you have for construction materials.

Amelia Island February 17, 2017

After breakfast, we strolled the beach for a while. Beautiful, relaxing, mesmerizing all at once. We drove to Kingsland, Georgia and I found a golf course at the Trident Naval Submarine Base here. The course was designed by Arthur Hill who also designed Chaska Town Course! I hit a few balls at the driving range to try to get some of the rust off. It was good to swing the clubs again.

Movin' on February 16, 2017

We have now completed the scheduled part of our trip. We had a week in Charleston, 9 days in Savannah, and a week in St Augustine. Today we freelanced our way to Amelia Island, Florida, a barrier island just south of Georgia. We stayed near the Ocean and bummed around the historic district of Fernandina Beach. This part of Florida has been under the rule of 8 different flags including one pirate flag. The temps were a little cooler, in the 60's, but otherwise a sunny day.

Whetstone Chocolate Factory February 15, 2017

We took a tour of a chocolate factory today. Pretty delicious. Lots of good samples. This was our last full day in St Augustine. There were a couple of rain squalls, but it was warm and windy otherwise. Shorts and short sleeves weather.

Bridge of Lions, February 14, 2017

St Augustine connects to Anastasia Island via the Bridge of Lions. The bridge was rebuilt/repaired between 2000 and 2005 and is a draw bridge that opens in the middle to allow ships to pass through. The bridge was nearly underwater when hurricane Matthew came through last October. Anyhow, we happened to be on it today when they were allowing a boat to sail through. You can see from the picture what looks like a wall in front of us; that's the road tilted up 90 degrees. We made our way to a local distillery and had a tour, some samples, and our Valentine's day dinner at the attached restaurant. Nice day, high in the upper 70's.