BRRR!!
Friday 2-6-09
We stayed at Fernandina for 2 nights so that we would have a full day to explore. It is certainly a larger town than we expected and there is a nice restored section adjacent to the waterfront. We rode our bicycles to the ocean side of town and then on to Fort Clinch State Park. There is a 3 mile long road within the park that leads to the historical fort on the north point of the island where it overlooks the inlet to Cumberland Sound. We saw on the little park map that there was a service road that seemed to lead more directly back to the edge of town (Fernandina) and would save us the 3 mile pedal back to the main road, so we decided to give it a look. As we approached the end of the service road we saw that it was gated but as we were discussing our options, a park service vehicle drove up to the gate and it opened.
When we saw what was happening we sped off toward the gate and Polly kind of waved to the driver and he left the gate open long enough for us to pass. What a nice break – we pedaled on through the north end of town and back to the marina.
We decided that shrimp would be nice for dinner so we bought a pound of fresh, wild shrimp at the Atlantic Seafood store located right next to the marina and grilled them that evening. Tomorrow morning we sail for Jekyll Island.
We stayed at Fernandina for 2 nights so that we would have a full day to explore. It is certainly a larger town than we expected and there is a nice restored section adjacent to the waterfront. We rode our bicycles to the ocean side of town and then on to Fort Clinch State Park. There is a 3 mile long road within the park that leads to the historical fort on the north point of the island where it overlooks the inlet to Cumberland Sound. We saw on the little park map that there was a service road that seemed to lead more directly back to the edge of town (Fernandina) and would save us the 3 mile pedal back to the main road, so we decided to give it a look. As we approached the end of the service road we saw that it was gated but as we were discussing our options, a park service vehicle drove up to the gate and it opened.
When we saw what was happening we sped off toward the gate and Polly kind of waved to the driver and he left the gate open long enough for us to pass. What a nice break – we pedaled on through the north end of town and back to the marina.We decided that shrimp would be nice for dinner so we bought a pound of fresh, wild shrimp at the Atlantic Seafood store located right next to the marina and grilled them that evening. Tomorrow morning we sail for Jekyll Island.
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