Day 105 A full (and busy) day in Fernandina Beach

Day 105 marks the end of 15 weeks on our voyage. Whoop!

First, a train picture for Grandson Will who is crazy about trains (and trucks and...). There are only about 2 trains per day for the paper products plant. The tracks run along the waterfront. The picture also shows the restaurant where we had dinner (no trains). I had my first ever salad with fried oysters on it for dinner. Pretty good and definitely different.

On the way downtown for lunch, I met a new friend. It turns out that he is also the symbol for the local high school athletic teams. We ate lunch at a small cafe specializing in seafood. I had the "Catch of the Day" broiled fish sandwich. I try to avoid eating much bread, but this sandwich was quite good.  Then after lunch, we loaded up the electric scooters and headed 2 miles due East across Amelia Island to the beach on the Atlantic Ocean where I tried my hand at body surfing...

As far as my body surfing goes, the start (shown here) was much more graceful than the finish (never to be shown). The winds from yesterday were still strong enough to generate some decent waves, and the water was about 85F so we had a good time

The Admiral looks like she might be cold, but she is just seeking protection from the wind and blowing sand. The beach was still the famous Florida white sand, and with most local schools back in session, it was practically deserted. Definitely a highlight for the day!

I could or should have titled today's post as "Admiral's Birthday Celebration -Day 3"... When we walked to dinner, we just happened to take about a 5 block detour to do some shopping. Here is the Admiral sporting a big, happy smile and showing off a shopping bag full of clothes.

I do believe that the Admiral's birthday celebration can now be called a success!

Tomorrow we are leaving Fernandina Beach (as well as Florida) and heading north. We both really enjoyed Fernandina Beach (and Amelia Island) and would gladly have stayed longer. However, Florida has a 90 day rule. If we keep the boat in Florida for more than 90 days in any one year period, then we would have to pay tax on the value of the boat and register it in Florida, and we are very close to the limit.