LTI - Page Two

As noted before, we are camped in a very private spot. Here are several pictures of what our site is like. We have no campers on either side of us and to the back about 25 yards through the brush is a nature trail.

Saturday tried to get the satellite dish aimed, but there just seem to be too many trees and hanging moss. The campground was pretty full so we took Lilly for a hike on the trail we are working on. As we walked we kept noting areas where we will need to trim and cut.

We found our way, with the aid of the Garmin GPS, to St. Michael’s church in Fernandina Beach. The church is very old and is located just on the edge of the ‘old town’ historic area of Fernandina Beach. It is located toward the north end of Amelia Island. We drove through some very pricey areas. The church was packed and we had to sit in the balcony.

Here are a couple of pictures of the beach area on Sunday. We rode our bikes to the south end of the actual park. The sand is pure white. The water in this huge tidal pool was extremely cold.

There used to be volunteer camp sites just over the dunes here.

Dinner was the usual, no peak roast with potatoes and carrots. Boy was it good.

We were working on the trail on Monday when the two assistant managers drove up. This was the first time they had been out to see our work. They both indicated that it looked good, but we told them we needed more line for the line trimmer. We drove out to the beach for lunch, but it was too windy to sit in the open. Later in the afternoon a ranger stopped by to drop off a new spool of trimmer line.

These are some of the trees on the beach. The sea, salt air and sand have honed them smooth and the root patterns are really interesting.


This is the view down the beach from where the trees above are located.

After work we drove up to Fort Clinch State Park for a visit. It’s at the very north end of Amelia Island. Construction was started in 1842 and the fort was used off and on from 1847 to 1945. While there we had a chance meeting with the park manager and inquired about volunteering. We will contact the volunteer coordinator there for maybe future jobs.

After work on Tuesday we took Lilly with us to Reed House to do our laundry. She scared up two armadillo. She had fun chasing them some, but they managed to find their way to their den under the drive.

This is what our site looks like. As you can see, there is a canopy of trees and no real way to get the satellite aimed through all those leaves, palms and moss.

Below is the sun through the live oaks and moss as it sets beyond the reeds of Myrtle Creek