St. Augustine - end of 2020

Less than 2 weeks left in 2020 - hard to believe

We take walks at Treaty Park

 

Play some Golf

Take a bike Ride

The Beach is not a bad place to spend Christmas Eve Day

and before you know it it is Christmas Day!

 

 Had fun making some personalized Christmas Presents

 

 

Another Bike ride to Gary's Happy Place

Salt Springs

Brought swimsuits but weather is a bit iffy

A big fish and some blue crabs moving about

A great end to a trying year.

 

 

 

 

St. Augustine, FL - Week 7

I start out the week with a little.  

After 3 years full-time in the RV, it was time for a change.

Gary and out friend Rob, finally got the new LED lights installed in the Pantry, I can now see what I have in there!

Gary has been wanting to see the Cargo ship  that capsized and caught fire back

 in 2019 at Jekyll Island.  It is supposed to be sunny and 60's there 

so we head out for a day trip.

 

 Over the Bridge in Jacksonville.

Leaving Florida

and entering Georgia

Almost there . . .

We drive down the road to Clam Creek

 

 

 We couldn't see much for there and it looks like a blustery 50 degree day so we had over to Driftwood Beach where we might be more protected and able to see the ship.  There it is in the distance and we are lucky that the tide is going out.

 

 

 

 The Cargo ship is owned by Hyundai motor's ocean freight logistics company, It capsized and caught fire off the coast of Georgia in September 2019.

The cargo ship was carrying about 4,300  Kia, Chevrolet, GMC, GM, Mercedes-Benz, and Ram vehicles it has a capacity for 6,933.

All 24 crew members were rescued.

The 656' Golden Ray is being sawed into eight pieces and removed segment-by-segment.  We had seen on the news yesterday that they had cut off a section and placed it on a barge and it would be heading on in a few days.  Unfortunately it must be stored somewhere else because we can't see it.

Heading back we come across this Horseshoe Crab - a good sized one.

Flocks of Pelicans and Seagulls are more interested in this fishing boat than the capsized ship

and Tucson is just happy to be here.

Wish we had had a clearer day to get better pictures but maybe we can make it back before they finish.

We finish the week with a walk at Treaty Park

Hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner!

 

St. Augustine, FL - Week 6

 We start the week at the Drive in Church service

 

Tucson gets another walk at Princess Place Preserve

 

This time we try a different trail

 

 

 

 We also try a new Park closer to home

 

But the best day is when we join our friends for another ride on the Bikes.

We start out at Crescent Beach at Noon - we had hoped the fog would have lifted by now but it is still pretty dense at the beach

 

 We continue on heading towards Daytona Beach

 

 We stop in Flagler Beach for lunch at Tortugas

 

 What's Santa up to down there?

Looks like he's going surfing

and he slowly disappears into the fog.

After lunch, we head to Bulow Plantation State Park

to see the Sugar Plantation Ruins.   It's about a 1 mile ride down an old dirt road.  We encounter a couple horseback riders coming the other way.

 

 

 

It's a short hike from the Parking Lot

 To the Plantation.  Developed in 1821, from 1823 to 1836, it was the largest sugar plantation in East Florida until it was burned down by the Seminole Indians during the 2nd Seminole War.

 

Next we head to see the Fairchild Oak, about 4 miles down the road.

 It is humongous!  About 2,000 years old it is named after Botanist David Fairchild

 

 Our friend, Catherine is a Tree Hugger

We head over to Ormond Beach to the Harley Davidson Store so Rick and pick up parts of one of  his bikes

                We make it in 5 minutes before they close.   

Just enough time to drool over some Trikes.

We stop for some Ice Cream across the way

Another great week