Amelia Island

We made up our minds that if one day among the rain and clouds seemed at all promising , we would head out.  
Yesterday we left Brunswick, GA and motor/sailed in the mist and fog to Fernandina Beach, FL.  We did see a number of birds and a few dolphins but no right whales.  We are reportedly cruising in their habitat.  We arrived in the late afternoon so were able to walk around this scenic town and after dinner we decided to do the carriage history tour.  (Of note, there was a young boy wearing a batman cape that his mother made for him.  He said he had been batman for a very long time.)  It reminded me of the novel that Mindy recommended about Nigeria. That aside, the tour was quite informative and the horse drawn carriage was a bit of a change up from being on the boat all day.  The horse was a handsome Belgian named All that Jazz.  Apparently eight different flags have flown over this island and pirates and smugglers used it as a stronghold in their day.
Today we have been threatened with thunderstorms but none have occurred so far.  In fact, we were moored at Fernandina Beach and they recommended that we move on since their moorings were not suitable for the heavy winds that we were suppose to encounter.  So now we are secure at the south end of Amelia Island where we will probably stay until Monday.