• On Amelia City Waterfront

    April 27, 2022 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    Jayne; the Honky Tonk Woman, quietly relaxing before we hit downtown Amelia City.
    The view of the "back garden" just gets better and better.
    Finally, introducing the "Americans" Greg and Patti.
    Honouring David L Yulee, who; in 1855 and before the American Civil War, was responsible for the 6 year construction of first railroad across Florida from Fernandina; Amelia Island, on the Atlantic Ocean across to Cedar Key on the Gulf of Mexico side. He was later imprisoned for 9 months for assisting in the Escape of Jefferson Davis; the President of the Confederate States.
    Selfie with a Pirate outside of the oldest bar on Amelia Island. In the 27th and 18th century Amelia Island was a safe haven for pirates including the infamous Blackbeard an English pirate.
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