About 90% of Amelia Island is 180 degrees removed from what we enjoyed at Cumberland Island just two days ago. This island, just to the South of Cumberland which is just to the South of Jekyll is now the third 'barrier' island we've visited and is undoubtedly the most 'developed' of them all; including all manner of businesses, industry, chain eateries, roads, vehicles, commercial docks, individual dwellings to large hotels (among other turist traps), etc.; however, the prize of the island is the 10% at the North end which is the State Park. Here, except for the area occupied by the Civil War era fort, is a preserved area that is very similar in appearance, flora and fauna to Cumberland Island.
We spent a good amount of time exploring the fort, part of which included a 'guided' description of one of the buildings and its content by a quite "stern" but very humorous Sgt. in the Union Army. For more information see http://www.floridastateparks.org/fortclinch/
On our drive South along the beach area we spotted a couple of unusual beach homes which are shown in today's album (no, they are NOT real light houses). We ended the day in the 'historic' section of town where we enjoyed some excellent seafood for dinner. Please enjoy our photographs at: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=1443i1v0.19lutnj0&Uy=-3gd1bg&Ux=0
We spent a good amount of time exploring the fort, part of which included a 'guided' description of one of the buildings and its content by a quite "stern" but very humorous Sgt. in the Union Army. For more information see http://www.floridastateparks.org/fortclinch/
On our drive South along the beach area we spotted a couple of unusual beach homes which are shown in today's album (no, they are NOT real light houses). We ended the day in the 'historic' section of town where we enjoyed some excellent seafood for dinner. Please enjoy our photographs at: http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=1443i1v0.19lutnj0&Uy=-3gd1bg&Ux=0
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