St George Island, for 2 weeks!

After St. Augustine we spent a few days in north central Florida at O'Leno State Park. The park has a great trail system. This part of Florida has all the springs, Ginnie Springs, High  Springs, etc. The Santa Fe River actually goes underground (called river sink) in the park and then resurfaces 3.5 miles  away (river rise).
This is where it comes back to the surface.

The trail to this spot was about 9 kms through forest, bush, swamp, jungle. I did it on the bike but took the roads back to the campsite, it was a rough trail.

The next stop is St. George Island State Park.
It's one of our favourite destinations with a beach that tops them all. The park is on a long spit of sand well out into the gulf.
It was hit hard by Hurricane Michael in 2018, the same storm that leveled the town of Mexico Beach nearby. The park just reopened last summer. There used to be 20' dunes between the road and the water but they're all gone now.
It makes for a great view, but little protection now, from the next storm.

The island is also home to Paddy's Raw Bar (the sunny place for shady people). We spent a lot of time here on the last trip and we probably will again this time. We went there for Christmas Eve and will be there again for New Years. 

Christmas day we spent sitting next to what could be mistaken for a snow drift, except the temperature was in the low 20's.
That's a Blue Heron just left of the umbrella.

Here is a picture of some wildlife. This pond is at the entrance to the campground. Either the heron likes to live life on the edge, or he didn't get the memo......

We will be exploring a few nearby towns, probably next week when it's supposed to cool off a bit. 

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