Cumberland Continued

Had a rough time sleeping because of the heat and humidity, so I was awake at the crack of dawn and decided to walk down to the beach and see the sunrise while Bob got a few extra snores in.

The live oaks on the island are all around and magnificent!

 

 

This boardwalk leads to the beach from Seacamp

It was the end of the season for the loggerhead turtles, so there would not be much of a chance of seeing any babies hatch

Beautiful sunrise!

Walked along the beach and dunes and took photos

A somewhat defunct sand castle, little remains

Took the boardwalk back to Seacamp to see if Bob was up and ready to go

Another live oak

Beauty berry bushes grow wild here.  My fav is white, but did not see anything but purple here

Some little girls in a live oak tree

Now, these little girls know how to pose!

I believe this was their campsite not far from ours, very elaborate! The smell of coffee and bacon was in the air.  Some people really know how to camp!  All Bob and I had was instant coffee and a granola bar, bummer.  To be continued . . .

Cumberland Continued

On our way to the marshes behind the Dungeness ruins

Saw many different  animal tracks in the sand

While I viewed the marshes through binoculars, Bob took a walk behind the dunes and saw the elusive Piebald deer, not an albino, just a different breed.  Wish he could have gotten closer for a better photo, but Audrey has a beautiful photo of the Piebald on Flicker.com, search "a citizen of the natural world".

Common brown deer, doesn't seem to be afraid to have her photo taken

Turkey were all over the island

And the turkey vulture

The marshes at dusk

Time to head back to Seacamp for the night.  To be continued . . .

Cumberland Continued

We set up camp and headed down the trail to see the Dungeness ruins and the wild horses

Trees draped in Spanish moss line the trails

Dungeness Ruins

Wild horses.  This group seemed to be the "grumpy old men".

Marshes behind Dungeness

After exploring the ruins, we headed down the boardwalk to the marshes to see what wildlife would be appearing at dusk.  To be continued . . .

Cumberland Island Adventure

Boarded the ferry at St. Mary's

A 45 minute ride to the island, cool breezes, relaxing!

Docked at Cumberland Island

A very camper-friendly island, even had carts awaiting campers to haul their gear to the campsites

After orientation with Audrey, we were off to set up camp

And so our adventure begins.  To be continued . . .

A Scene from "The Birds" at Sandy's House

 Don't you just love turkey vultures?  Especially when they're on your roof?

 Another neighbor was so concerned about Sandy they called the fire department afraid there may be a corpse in the house!

 Probably Chip the prankster!

At least we FINALLY got some rain, but now I am constantly watching the Weather Channel to see where the latest hurricanes and tropical storms are going which might postpone my trip to Cumberland Island this week.  Then there are the fires in Austin which Bob's sister can see heading her way, so she may be here with her cats, and that may postpone my trip.  And, my girlfriend had to drop out, now Bob wants to go, so looking for a house/petsitter if anyone knows of anyone or is interested.  
Everything and everybody doesn't want me to go on my trip, but I will if I have to go by myself in pouring down rain and wind!! Now, that will be an adventure!