Friday, April 6 - Having arrived a day earlier than planned here in Amelia Island, Florida, we had a day to kill before meeting up with Paul's brother and the family for dinner tonight. It was a beautiful day, so we decided to get a little exercise by visiting historic downtown Fernandina Beach. (You can always click on any photo to enlarge it.)
Our last visit to Amelia Island was back in 2013. The downtown area has expanded since then. It still retains its quaint small town feel, but there are many more restaurants, shops, and taverns to serve the expanding tourists trade. We noticed significant building taking place increasing the residential community and hotel space as well.
David Levy Yulee, the prime mover behind the Florida Railroad Company and the founding of modern Fernandina.
We enjoyed walking along the dock and stopping into several of the small shops to checkout the displays. We always enjoy visiting this downtown area because it is not overcrowded with tourists even though it is less than an hour from Jacksonville, Florida.
Thanks Fernandina Beach for caring.
Remember when we were in San Antonio and Paul wanted to try out to be part of a mariachi band. Well, now he thinks he might want to be a pirate instead. He thought this guy could answer some of his questions about how exciting it would be to be a pirate.
Later in the day, we headed to Paul’s brother John’s, who has a home here on Amelia Island. It was great to see John and Karen and a new addition, Grandpa Doc, Karen's father. John's son Ryan, Holly and the boys arrived shortly afterwards. We headed into town to enjoy pizza. After dinner, we returned to John's to enjoy some family time with the gang.
Karen, John, Paul, Ryan.
The gang.
If the weather cooperates, we have a little beach time planned for tomorrow. Stop back and enjoy the beautiful beach here at Amelia Island with us.
Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day.
Always nice to visit with family.
ReplyDeleteFernandina beach is one of our favorite spots. I love its little downtown section and the waterfront. Le Clos is a restaurant there that we go out of our way to visit, Too bad there arent better rv spots nearby.
ReplyDeleteFernandina Beach has been our favorite spot in North Florida for many years. We started camping at Ft Clinch SP on our way back from the Florida Keys and love the place. Back in the 90s you could always get a nice site, however now it is almost impossible to luck into a site there. Progress, I suppose.
ReplyDeleteHave fun there.
The pizza sure looks good.
ReplyDeleteSo Paul, it looks like you haven't yet decided what you want to be when you grow up? That's just fine! I say don't grow up, it's overrated! Fernandina Beach has been on our list for a long time. Thanks for showing us how nice it is. Enjoy your time with family!
ReplyDeleteYou have really got my interest built up about Fernandina Beach and Amelia Island!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a quaint place!!! I know you all are enjoying being with family!! Hope the weather is gorgeous and you all have a great time!!!
Enjoy the family time. Looks like you had a great day exploring Fernandina Beach.
ReplyDeleteOh Wow! What a great little town. I love the to read the history of towns like that. Have fun visiting and then go check out more of the area.
ReplyDeleteThat little place is full of wonderful history. And you also get to visit family while you're there which makes it even better.
ReplyDeletePaul would make a great pirate...eye patch, hook hand!! Haha! Enjoy your time with Paul's family. Hope the weather cooperates for you to enjoy the beach.
ReplyDeleteFernandina Beach and Amelia Island sound wonderful. We hope to visit Florida next year (March-April). We will definitely need to keep these two places on our list of places to check out. I love the beautiful signs providing history of the area. Enjoy your time there!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lively area to visit and the family time is always special. enjoy the beach too.
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