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Cumberland Island National Seashore & Back to Florida
After Savannah, we turned and headed back toward Florida for our niece’s confirmation weekend. We had an extra week to fill, and Crooked River State Park, near St Mary’s, Georgia, looked great and had availability. We had a water/electric site, but if we had booked early, there were also full hookup and riverfront sites. St. Mary’s is the gateway to Cumberland Island National Seashore. We explored the historic waterfront downtown, visited the museum and visitor center, and were able to book last-minute ferry tickets to the island. Once on the island, we started the ~5-mile Dungeness Loop trail, which took us to the Carnegies’ former vacation home, Dungeness ruins. The…
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Bridges, Bays, & Beaches
When planning a route back to NC for the holidays, our goal must have been let’s see how many bridges we can take. And to visit Assateague Island National Seashore. We crossed the Rappahannock, the Potomac, and took the Bay Bridge (Highway 50 from Annapolis) to the Delmarva Peninsula. Delmarva is an acronym for Delaware and the Eastern Shores of Maryland and Virginia. Our first stop was our first Harvest Hosts location – Outstanding Dreams Alpaca Farm. I had been wanting to use Harvest Hosts since we first started RVing in 2017. It is an agrotourism program that gives RVers a free alternative to spend the night and an extra…