May 19 — A do-nothing or almost nothing day!

Stayed at Amelia Island for two days. While cruising is certainly relaxing, there is a bit of work involved, so it was nice to have a day to basically do nothing. We borrowed the marina’s loaner car to do a little provisioning and then took Uber to Fernandina Beach’s historic district to shop and have dinner.

Now this is a weird juxtaposition. A serene koi pond in front of a store that sells skulls!
Did you know Cliff is a pirate?
The Palace Saloon is a real dive which makes it a must-do.
THE ice cream shop. You see people eating ice cream cones all through town no matter what time it is.
Cliff couldn’t resist a 3rd scoop while we waited for our taxi.

I laughed at one of the stores which had placed a TV and four chairs in a small area out front….labeled, “Husband Daycare.”

We are now in the land of big tide changes. I’d estimate 8 feet or so. We arrived at mid-tide and didn’t have any problems. But as the tide went down it sure made the channel leading out of Amelia Island look a little daunting.

The barnacles on the wall give you an idea of how much the tide changes here.
Water level shrinking as we were docked.

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