The weather is unbelievable. The W visited for nine days and the weather has been perfect. On the beach every day. We have played hard and ate well.
Friday afternoon, we had a tour of the Rose Hill Plantation. Well worth the $25 cost of the tour. The new owners have put a fortune into the house. There is furniture and art everywhere. After the tour we had afternoon tea. The owner is Robb White, owner of the Robb Report and other magazines and his much younger wife. I am wondering if they love showing the house, or if they had a change in wealth. And now need the income that the tours bring. The house is soon to be a bed and breakfast. They have weddings and parties there. It was the KIRK family. A Kirk ancestor gave us the tour.
Monday was the bike group. We went to Pickney Island Road to see the tulips in bloom. It was the third year in a row that we have missed the flowers. But it was an enjoyable ride. We stopped at the Pickney family cemetery and the same man was mowing the grass from last year. He took our photograph. Then off the Kelly's for lunch. There were twenty of us and many had the Ruben sandwich which is very big and good.
Picture of the bikes.
The eaters.
In the back are Joel and nancy L and Joel and nancy W. All from the NYC area. I guess that was the favorite name in the 1940s.
That is the large Ruben sandwich.
Tuesday we drove to St. Mary's with Kathy and Bernie P and the W. On Weds. We had an all day tour of Cumberland Island, GA. It is a National Park now. You take a 45 minute ferry ride over to the island. It was once filled with plantations. Then where the Carnegie family lived in the 1880 and on. There are the remaining houses. About 150 Wild horses roam all around. The island looks as HHI looked before it was developed. We took a packed lunch with us and plenty of bottles of water. You can not buy anything on the island. It is a camper and hiker island. But you must carry everything with you. You do not take a bike or car over with you. It is all on your back to carry in and off the island.
The P were very relaxed and happy.
There are some private homes on the island and a very expensive hotel. That is where John Kennedy Jr. stayed when he got married. We went to the very small church where the wedding took place. A very sad thing to see the spot of his wedding. I stood where his feet were. Eve said, the wedding was a number one day in fashion with Caroline B wedding dress.
Off the ferry and on to Amelia Island-for the night. We ate dinner for $9.95 each. All the fried chicken you could eat. Corn, rice, canned green beans, a corn bread and a fried donut for dessert. We then marched to the P large suite for a round of TUMS for everyone. They had quite a lovely bedroom. It overlooked the beach and had the train run in front of it, along with the noise.
Kathy brought home two ticks on her body from the trip. After she told us this on Sat. Night, we were all scratching and looking at our bodies.
Thursday we walked around and shopped. The town is filled with old victorian houses. The shopping area is all old buildings that have been preserved. Great art stores and antiques. The W bought a painting. The P got three large and pretty candle holders.
After lunch we drove to Fort Clinch. It has a nice beach, bike trails, camping. The fort is well preserved and interesting to see, not that I have not seen this before.
We had Dairy Queen Blizzards two times during our trip.
Videos--
Adley loves the Ipad and music.
Adley eat a noodle again and waves and says Maya
Here is Adley in her favorite place. In her dads arms. She wants to be carried by Dave all weekend and his arms are very tired by Sunday night.
The family went for a hike.
Sadie ready for Saint Patricks day.
Jack and I took our bikes and watched the HHI St. Patrick's parade.
Emma standing outside Sadie's dance class. She wears her sleeping beauty dress all the time, every day possible.
Emma in her bathing suit. She likes to sleep in this.
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