These are the ruins of the Carnegie mansion, the family used to own 90% of this barrier island with a fabulous beach and dunes that go on for 20 miles, lush sub-tropical forests of moss covered oaks and palmetto and magnolia, wild horses, deer, boars, on and on. It's now a national park that you can only get to by ferry or boat. Big portions of the Georgia coast are off limits to humans entirely. Then, of course, there's Hilton Head and other developments.
The view of the east coast from a boat is amazing, massive military bases, nuclear power plants, heavy industry, and then vast stretches of unspoiled barrier islands and waterways. Not at all what you see driving on 95.
Excellent that you got to see Jimmy!! Did you make him say 'orch'?
ReplyDeleteSure is beautiful around the Kings Bay sub base. That is until you get too close to missile ops and realize the Marines that just appeared out of nowhere packing very serious heat really, really don't want you there.
We've been anchored two miles away now for a few days and will pass much closer when we leave. Given the punch those subs pack and the hardware aboard, it's easy to understand why they are so sensitive.
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