Heading back to Florida... most of August 2013

Yes, I have been away for several months and will try to catch you up with the adventures.  Most of August was spent in a slow trip from Virginia to St. Augustine Florida.  Being flexible has benefits so when days of heavy rain were predicted for the mountains we opted for a more easternly tour.  

Now, we were fortunate enough to spend several days to a week in many locations.

Lake Reidsville, NC - August 22, 2013
This is a city park south of Reidsville with campsites directly on a 750 acre lake (see below).  As with most parks there were racoon and deer along with various birds and other small animals.  One highlight was a disc-course which we found beautiful and fascinating to walk.  This inspired us to purchase discs for future play.

Next stop...Cheraw State Park near Cheraw SC
  which was a delightful stop with excellent examples of the Civilian Conservation Corp work, a huge lake to paddle, tons of hiking trails, beaches for swimming, a golf course (we did not play), and proximity to town.

The river

Lake Boardwalk

CCC Cabins

Marge's Diner in Cheraw SC

Lake Cheraw, a beautiful canoe spot

We concluded the return with several days in Brunswick GA to tour the Golden Isles: Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island.  Photos are forth coming.

Let me say that Brunswick is a beautiful old Georgia town with an active downtown area, many interesting buildings from the 1800's through today, and southern hospitality.

St. Simon's Island is a modern island with excellent bicycle routes, busy shops, artistic communities, fine food, and scenic landscape.

Jekyll Island retains it's 1900th century past through the locally managed area which is part of the Georgia State Park system.  Take a tour through the historic district to learn how the 'other half' lived from 1880-1930.