We awoke this morning in Faver-Dykes State Park, south of St. Augustine.  The tourism bureau’s booklet describes this park as “pristine” which should probably be translated as “no paved roads”.  Considering its proximity to St. Augustine, it feels very remote, with a small campground of 30 sites, each of which is tucked back into the vegetation allowing some privacy.  I have no “bars” out here so I’ll probably need to post this later in the day.

Our drive yesterday took us through Georgia and into Florida.  It felt great when we stopped at the Florida welcome rest area for lunch to leave the winter jackets behind.  Highs yesterday were around 60, which, while not beach weather, is a great improvement over recent temperatures in Montpelier.

We arrived early enough (around 3:30) to take Ranger for a walk around the campground and the little nature trail that goes along the salt marsh & river area.  Dan grilled our dinner and we sat around a campfire for awhile, though Ranger remained restless the whole time, hearing critters (probably raccoons) behind our site.  Sure enough---after we had moved inside for the night, after dark, and Dan stepped outside for a moment to get the water dish---off he ran, escaping into the woods!  I thought he would never be found, but shortly afterwards, he circled back to visit a couple of dogs at another site.  Dan had headed that way after hearing dogs barking and recognizing Ranger’s voice, and the woman at that site grabbed Ranger’s collar and held him so that Dan could put on his leash and bring him back.  Phew!  Too much excitement for me.

Today we will continue south on I-95.  I hope to have a strong enough signal soon to post some photos.