Fernandina Beach, FL on Amelia Island Sights

During our stay at Fort Clinch State Park we spent several days sight seeing in the historic town of Fernandina Beach

Fernandina Harbor Marina on the St Marys River, which flows into the Atlantic.

Jan and David Yulee in front of the Amelia Island Welcome Center

Amelia Island known as the "Isle of 8 Flags", it has had the flags of the following nations flown over it since 1562: France, Spain, Great Britain, Spain (again), the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of America, and the United States. It is the only municipality in the United States that has flown eight different national flags.

Fort Clinch SP, Amelia Island, FL Campout

Entrance to Fort Clinch State Park located on the northern end of Amelia Island, at the Florida-Georgia state lines.

Our campsite for the week...with views of the water across the dunes.

Few structures in Florida boast heritage as long and intriguing as the Amelia Island Lighthouse, built in 1838. This is the state's oldest lighthouse, and it is the only one from the Territorial Period that has survived without major rebuilding.

Submarine channel dredging as seen from the campground beach.  Kings Bay, GA (Submarine base) is located just across the waterway. 

"The Texas Tenors" at Circle Square Cultural Center

Since their whirlwind debut in 2009 on NBC's America's Got Talent, The Texas Tenors have accumulated a long list of awards, accolades and excited fans. They gave a foot stooping, crowd pleasing performance at the Circle Square Cultural Center last night.

[left to right] JC Fischer, John Hagen and Marcus Collins...... all from the Huston, TX area.

The Texas Tenors on "America's Got Talent".They were a top four finalist in the fourth season of America's Got Talent, making them the highest ranking vocal group in the show's history.

"Music of the Night" from Phatom of the Opera...

Tuco's New Jacket

Tuco received his new custom jacket yesterday.

Tuco says "Thank you Cameron for my great jacket. It will really keep me warm and block the winds we have been having in FL."

Weekend Projects

Decided our open air court yard is a great spot of a propane fire pit.

Did some pricing at Lowes and a fire pit of similar size(40"x 40") was $500+ plus $79 for delivery.

Enter Amazon Prime with free shipping..... price $234.  Of course, it took us about 5 hrs to put together, but would have had that with the Lowes pit, also.

Found this recipe in a magazine while sitting at the eye Dr, so tried it out Saturday.

With all our frozen  blueberries(from last Spring's picking) this was a good recipe.

The finished product looked like the photo and wasn't bad, but with the many steps involved imagine will be a one time test.

Sholom Park Walking Tour

Sholom Park began as a vision born in the heart of Sidney Colen, developer of On Top of the World Communities, to create a source of inner peace for all who visit.

Sholom Park was designed as a place to find inner peace and to thrive in the Central Florida climate. The park requires little or no supplemental watering. Native plants are combined with cultivated ornamentals, perennials, and annuals creating a beautiful and resilient landscape. Sholom Park offers a place of natural beauty, comprised of meadows, woodland areas, added flowers and trees, as well as native wildlife for everyone to enjoy.

The walking tour of Sholom Park was sponsored by "Master the Possibilities" program at OTOW. The introduction to the park was given by Robert Colen, nephew of the founder, Sidney Colen, in the pavilion. 

Paved walkways meander throughout the park, winding through mature oaks, hickories, sweet gums and long leaf pine trees.

Greg, the Sholom Park Superintendent, lead us through the many areas of the park. This photo was taken in the Labyrinth. 

Pond with new bog filter system to reduce algae.

Olive Tree Promenade

Sholom Park seeks to become a model of land stewardship and the preservation of open space for education and public enjoyment.