Fort Clinch day 3

 It was just another day in paradise. We had a couple of administrative tasks to perform today. Laundry and another trip into town to find a Publix. There are apparently some things at Publix that cannot be found at Walmart. Who knew? We visited the Fort and the visitors center. We threw some questions at a young man who was wearing a Union Army uniform. It was pretty cool. He was a walking encyclopedia about the Fort. Not surprisingly there was an afternoon hike to close the rings on Jenny's Apple Watch. Done! Tomorrow is our last night away from home. There is a monster storm headed this way and we are hoping, really hoping, to get home before it arrives.

Fort Clinch day 2

I didn't realize this when we booked this park but there are some really good bike trails here. It was challenging fun. We were getting pretty low on supplies so we drove into town, had lunch, and visited Walmart. We hiked to the fort and found a place to watch the sunset as our day concluded. The fort was built starting in 1847. When the Civil War started the Confederates took over the fort but were run off by the Union a few years later. We are here one more day.

Fort Clinch State Park

 We are still in Florida but not by much. The town near the park is Fernandina Beach. The campground has a lot of trees. There is a fort that we will probably walk through tomorrow. We have done quite a few forts. The picture is a portion of the road that brought us into the campground. We are here for 3 nights.

Ochlockonee day 3

Today we drove 20 miles to visit Bald Point State Park. It's sort of an unusual park because there isn't a headquarters building, an entrance station or any facilities at all. There are a few trail heads that require a few dollars to be inserted into an Iron Ranger. We paid our fee and did a loop hike through the woods. Those pics were taken looking out into The Gulf of America. The tide was out in that one picture. We actually couldn't see the water it had receded so far. A couple of hours later it had come back dramatically. That clam was just hanging out waiting for the water to return. We move tomorrow to a park on the Atlantic coast, still in Florida.

Ochlockonee day 2

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Had a little freeze last night. I subsequently had a pretty cold ride this morning.This park has white squirrels. In the parks squirrel population they are in the minority, however, they garner the most attention. The park is only 500 acres so with my ride and our afternoon hike we've pretty much seen it. We will probably venture outside the park tomorrow. There are a few things near here that might be of interest. We would like to paddle the river in the park but today was just too windy and cold. Tomorrow will probably be similar.

Ochlockonee River State Park

The drive here was unpleasant. A cold front was blowing through north Florida and we were driving through north Florida. An unfortunate coincidence. We have been here before. That's becoming pretty common. The thing is when we booked this park we didn't remember being here before. Could that be indicative of something? Surly not. Anyway, a hard freeze is predicted tonight. It's a very pretty park and a pleasant campground. We are here for 3 days. The only shopping within 20 miles is a Dollar Store. Hopefully, that means we won't be doing any shopping. 

Wekiva Springs RV resort

 Just a short synopsis of our 2 day visit with Mike and Linda. Linda kept us well fed. Cooking wise, Mike has some issues. All in all it was a great visit, good weather, good conversation and good bourbon. We bonded with Chief. He's a really cool dog and is proud to give his master something to carry. We head North tomorrow and will be in the Florida Panhandle.