Retired Nomads: St. Mary's, Georgia

We left Florida for St. Mary’s, Georgia and it started out a nice sunny morning with me following behind with the Toad. (oh wait, isn’t it just a car at this point?) Greg should get the cause of why the battery drained before we take off for the next stop.

After we left the St. Augustine area where we stopped at the Flying J for diesel and to have lunch, it started to rain. Then it started to pour buckets. Add in the road construction on I-95 and it was a mess. Eventually we made it to Jacksonville area and crossed a bridge and then say signs that we were leaving Florida and we were now in Georgia. Lots of good photo ops missed due to the weather and me driving. Ah well. I just kept saying to myself that I hoped the rain would stop before we got to the RV Park to get set up.

In case you were curious what the coach looks like with the slides in for travel

We got to the A Big Wheel RV Park in St. Mary’s, Georgia (38 miles from Jacksonville, FL) and there was no rain. In fact, the lady that came out said to hurry and get set up before it rained and we could go check in with her later. She told us to take either space 1 or 2. It sprinkled just a bit, but no real rain. Phew! Upon arrival, we were greeted by the site of a rooster having his way with a chicken. Then, a black cat with white paws came and greeted us. It’s the first site that has been more “in the woods” and has a nice feel. No cable or internet/cell service, but it’s a nice spot. I managed to get the WIFI to work, but Greg was unable to get on. (guess I hogged it all)

The Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is here. The Submarine Base is the U.S. Atlantic Fleet's home port for U.S. Navy Fleet ballistic missile nuclear submarines armed with Trident missile nuclear weapons. This submarine base covers about 16,000 acres of land, of which 4,000 acres are protected wetlands.

Photo of sub - Sail of USS George Bancroft on display at main gate, dedicated 7 April 2000, as part of Kings Bay's celebration of the submarine forces' 100th anniversary.

We have 3 days planned here.

We headed out to dinner at River Café in the Historic District of St. Mary’s on the river. The St Mary’s River, Crooked River State Park and Cumberland Island are located in the area.

check out the kids on the left

The restaurant was very good with a beautiful view of the St. Mary’s River. After dinner, we went for a walk on the Riverfront and sat and watched the water while sitting in “porch swings” along the water. We walked around the historic area before going back to the RV Park. There were a lot of Blue Jays around our RV site.