Over the line in FL - Jan 30 - 31

I don't remember who said FL beaches don't come close to ours! Fernandina Beach was a pretty spectacular place. Just over the border but still in view of Georgia, we stopped at Ft. Clinch State Park on Amelia Island for two nights. The beach side was all booked up so we stayed on the riverside which we thought was the better spot nestled in the live oaks looking out over the entrance to Fernandina harbor and a sandy beach. In fact, our campsite (#40) was right by the beach and fishing pier.
The beach side was a little too tight and exposed for us.

Weather was turning cool for FL but we enjoyed biking, touring the fort, beach and had an interesting walk around Willow Pond. Not long after Harry said there wasn't enough water for alligators, we heard a loud crack and then thrashing in the water. Across the way, a fairly large alligator had an equally large turtle that he was wrestling with. Harry was convinced the alligator thought the turtle too big and let him go. I don't know. Sounded like a cracking shell to me . . . . ! Met an interesting couple, Jack and Ann, who customized an ammunition truck into an RV. Avid fishermen, they caught a Sheep's Head, black bass and sea trout. Ann treated us to a taste of Malbec wine she had made. Nice! Sightings of great water birds and deer.

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