Historic St. Marys, Georgia

The water tower welcomes us to Historic St. Marys, Georgia.

The First Presbyterian Church of St. Marys recently celebrated its 200th anniversary.

Marlon sits near the spot where six oak trees were planted in 1799 as a memorial following the death of President George Washington.

Orange Hall is an example of Greek Revival Architecture!

Doug shows off his newly-purchased Passport to Your National Parks.

Many of the houses located on the main street of St. Marys, Osborne Street, are now B & Bs or cafes.

The community waterfront park opened in 2001.

Viewing the St. Marys River from the St. Mary's Waterfront Park.

Listen to the bells of The First Presbyterian Church of St. Marys in this video.
For more pictures, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/april/historic-st-marys-g/ .

To be continued...

King George RV Resort, Woodbine, Georgia

Today we headed to Georgia.

Along the way, we passed near Jacksonville.

The Downtown Jacksonville skyline.

Welcome to Georgia!

Welcome to King George RV Resort in Woodbine, Georgia which may actually be in Kingsland, Georgia.

The park had nice long pull-throughs with no trees. While trees are nice for shade, they have a tendency to get in the way of slide outs and satellite dishes.

The pool was directly in front of our site.

For a few more pictures of King George RV Resort, go to http://public.fotki.com/Marlonfleenor/1/2008/april/king-george-rv-resort/ .

To be continued...

More Sights of St. Augustine

The Cathedral of St. Augustine is home of the oldest Catholic parish of the present day United States.

As we learned at The Fountain of Youth, Ponce de Leon discovered Florida in 1513. The plaque on this statue proclaims very specifically that he "landed near this spot". How near we are left to wonder.

St. George Street's pedestrian mall has quite a variety of shops and restaurants.

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument served as protection for the city of St. Augustine during many colonial wars from the 16th to the 19th century.

"I'm crushing your head! I'm crushing your head!"

A horse waits patiently for a paying customer.

In the early days, only Catholics could be buried inside the St. Augustine city wall. The wall's gate is shown below.

Marlon bears an uncanny resemblance to someone else besides Napoleon.

Doug poses with an old friend from the Spanish Military Hospital Museum just before beginning A Ghostly Encounter Walking Tour of St. Augustine.

The Military Hospital is an "authentic" haunted building known for performing hundreds of amputations from 1784-1821.

This was the hospital's recovery room where spirits have often been encountered.

As history goes, the amputated body parts are buried under the cobblestoned Aviles Street on which the hospital stands.

In this photo, our tour guide demonstrates how he can turn himself into a ghostly spirit.

Searching for ghosts in the cemetery...spooky!

For more pictures of these St. Augustine activities, click HERE pictures 179-256.

Back near the RV park we found this huge Harley Davidson store.

Next we are headed to Georgia.

To be continued...