You can shake the sand from your shoes...

You were wondering why we have not posted recently on our blog and I apologize for being lazy while we are on Amalia Island, especially since this island has so much to offer.
​The "bookends" during our stay are the sunrises and the sunsets:

Between these "bookends" we enjoy doing our volunteer duties, that reach from cleaning up the beach campground to getting the canons in shape and to help with preparing garrison stew for special events:

To fix up the park benches we used the entire arsenal of power tools from sander to grinder to cutter and the benches look like new:

Being here at Fort Clinch State Park also means to make new friends and to reconnect with "old" friends:

We were so happy to get a bouquet of flowers from Louise to thank us for our help:

Being here also means to reconnect with friends that are so dear to our hearts:

Being out here is to connect with nature and to fully understand what it means "that you can shake the sand from your shoes but not from your soul".