PA ECG Team

Time to go home! We departed the hotel in light fog! It seems strange to be riding almost due east when Jacksonville is due south. After retracing our steps for a couple miles we were back on the ECG. Once we got to Amelia Island we turned south in Fernandina Beach and rode along the Atlantic Ocean. The fog had lifted and we were greeted with beautiful sunny views of the ocean.  As we turned away from the beach, we connected with the Amelia Island Trail. This trail runs almost the entire south end of the island to the Amelia Island State Park at the mouth of the Nassau River. The mapping program, I was using mapped us across the old bridge, the George Crady Bridge, but about halfway across it was blocked! We turned around and finally got up to the A1A bridge and crossed the Nassau River. Here are some views both from the Crady Bridge and the A1A bridge. Once we got to the other side of the bridge, I could not resist to take a picture of this sign! We just left Amelia Island and we ...

We departed the hotel at our normal 8 a.m. It was about 60 degrees and was getting warmer quickly. We toured downtown Brunswick as we left the area. In the distance, we could see the Sidney Lanier Bridge across the Turtle River. This bridge was our largest climb today. It tops out at about 160 feet! Below are some photos from the bridge. You can see forever from up there as everything is flat! As we continued down Route 17, we passed the shipping terminal area. It was loaded with rows and rows of new cars. There is a rail line with rows of automobile train cars all lined up either to fill or to be hauled away.  I was bringing up the end of the line because I was stopping frequently to snap photos. As I rounded the corner of the road, I expected to see my friends off in the distance. The road was empty! I guess they stopped for a nature break, but wait, there is Dan sitting on the ground with his bike and bags spread about! First flat of the trip! We again played leap frog with Rout...