2011 - Mar. 07 Day 27 Cumberland Island National Seashore

We boarded the ferry at 9:00 for the 40 minute ride to Cumberland Island. The island is a national park that was originally inhabited by native island people, but later became the winter home of Thomas Carnegie and his children. Several cottages were built there as the children grew older and required separate homes for their families.

We took the guided tour of the Dungeness Ruins, then hiked over the dunes to the beach where we turned northward for a mile and a half. At that point, we turned west and crossed back over the dunes toward the Sea Camp Ranger Station. We stopped on the boardwalk to eat our lunch which we had to bring with us as there are no services on the island. Along the way, we passed thru the campground nestled among the most fabulous grove of live oaks I've ever seen.

After a ranger presentation about sea turtles, we reboarded the ferry at 4:45 for our trip back to the mainland. It was a chilly, but great day! Too chilly to cook dinner back at camp, so we went back to Seagle's Saloon for another dose of abuse from "Cindy, the Queen of Mean."

Tomorrow, we head for home. See you on the road!