Monday July 17th 2023

The heat dome that the TV weather talkers have been talking about for the last week or so is now here. This week record high temperatures are possible in the Jacksonville area. Today it was in the mid nineties until the afternoon thunderstorms arrived around 4:30PM. I’ll definitely have to run the AC all night. I prefer the quit of no AC when possible.

I made it north to St Mary’s Georgia today. Gas was about fifteen cents a gallon cheaper and the walk along the river was enjoyable. There was a little more breeze along the river so the heat didn’t feel as bad. All of the mooring balls I could see in the river were filled with big sailboats and it looked like there were several on anchor lines at the edge of the mooring area. Some of the boats were impressive. The temporary landing area was filled with dinghies. The restaurants and shops looked busy.

It was between boats to the Cumberland Island National Seashore so there weren’t to many people roaming around the park lot for the National Seashore wasn’t full. I image most people would rather explore the island in during cooler temperatures. A few other people were wandering along the river shore like me and a few people were sitting in the shade watching the world go by or the kids play in the playground. Overall I didn’t see anything earth shatteringly new, but I had a good visit.

When I got back to the RV park the landscapers still hadn’t finished the weekly mowing. The lawn mower that was left under the tree behind my RV site three hours before was still there. It was another hour or so when rain was threatening that some came and retrieved it. I don’t think they had more to do than basic mowing today so they took their time.