Friday February 3rd 2017

This campground is located beside Interstate 95 just north of the Florida Georgia line. It is a nice, but not great campground. The two things I think stand in the way of greatness are the closeness of the sites and the highway noise. The sites are angled in such a way that the impact of the lack of separation between sites is minimized. As for the highway noise, you get used to it. Last night I took to counting trucks on the highway by their noise to get to sleep.

Marina with live aboard boats in St Mary’s Georgia

American Flag flies at the marina.

This afternoon I went over to the town of St Marys Georgia. This was my second visit to the historic town. My first visit around labor day was documented in a blog entry “Saint Marys Georgia“. At the time, I thought the sleepiness of the community was do to the late summer season. Five months later in the middle of winter it is just as sleepy, maybe even a little more so. The Cumberland Island National Seashore Visitor Center was closed today.

Three of four Coast Guard boats waiting to be taken out of the water.

While I was there the Coast Guard provided the entertainment. Four coast guard boats came up the St Mary’s river to the boat launch. Each boat in turn dropped two men off at the launch area to get the trucks and boat trailers. The two men remaining on the boat then waited in the river for the trailer to be backed down the ramp. Once the trailer was in the water the driver beeped the horn to tell the boat to come in. The second man on shore connected the boat to the trailer as it was powered up onto the trailer. The boat pilot then beeped the boat horn to indicate it was OK to pull the trailer out of the water. The truck driver beeped in reply then pulled forward. All four men then went to work to tie down the boat and prepare it for transport. It was a well orchestrated process.

Today’s bird picture.

Today was the right day for touring it was the mid 70s with a light breeze. Tomorrow is forecast to be 20 plus degrees colder.