Mission of Nombre de Dios

The Mission of Nombre de Dios traces its origins to the founding of the City of St. Augustine, America’s oldest city, in 1565. On September 8, 1565, Pedro Menendez de Aviles landed and proclaimed this site for Spain and the Church. It was here that Menendez knelt to kiss a wooden cross presented to him by Father Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales, chaplain of his expedition. It was on these grounds that Fr. Lopez would celebrate the first parish Mass and begin the work at America’s first Mission. It was at this sacred spot that the Spanish settlers would begin the devotion to Our Lady of La Leche that continues into the present.

Great Cross. This massive structure, made of stainless steel and rising two hundred and eight feet above the marshes of the Matanzas River, stands as a sentinel over the Mission and a “Beacon of Faith” for all who pass this way.

bronze statue of Father Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales, chaplain of Menendez’ fleet; celebrant of the first Mass here; and first missionary at Nombre de Dios, stands eleven feet tall

chapel of Our Lady of La Leche

Ripley's Believe It Or Not - St. Augustine, FL

Made with mulched real money

Left dress made w/coffee filters, right dress made with Newspaper

Dress made with Paintbrushes

Sheila with Wax guy

North Beach Camp Resort, FL

4125 Coastal Highway, St. Augustine, (904) 824-1806 http://www.northbeachcamp.com/ This site is on a barrier island. This unnamed island extends about 35 miles north to Mayport, at the mouth of the St. Johns River and 3 miles south to the St. Augustine Inlet, where the Matanzas and North Rivers join and open to the ocean. Both rivers are tidal saltwater and are part of the Intracoastal Waterway.

Across the 2 lane road is the Atlantic Ocean

This is the road entering the Campground

At the end, you come into a clearing...

And you are on the River.  Dock.

Bait & Tackle Shop on the River

Aunt Kate's Restaurant on the River next door

Aunt Kate's Restaurant

This Campsite is cut out to accommodate the Camper

More sites

Our site looking thru another pull thru site

Good-bye Golden Isles, GA

Today, we are heading over to St. Augustine, FL. We will definitely return to the Golden Isles. It has been a good time.

You can get an idea here of how big this tree is!

Historic Jeckyl Club area

Driftwood Beach, Sheila & Tucker

Our Scottish Acquaintance   She drives her 40 ft Motorhome pulling a SUV and this bike.  She has 3 dogs.  Her husband is oversees working.

Golden Isles

Nestled on the Georgia coast, midway between Savannah, GA, and Jacksonville, FL, lies the mainland city of Brunswick and its four beautiful barrier islands: St. Simons Island, Sea Island, Little St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island. Pristine stretches of marshland, punctuated by small islands known as hammocks, define the breathtaking landscape and create the appearance of a continuous stretch of land reaching out to the barrier islands.
http://www.goldenisles.com/

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View from the top

Christ EpiscopalThe Church, Frederica, St Simons, GA

The second oldest Episcopal church in Georgia is also the third oldest in the country.

Entrance off the Street

Beaches of Jekyl Island GA

Today, we spent the day going from Beach to Beach

Dunes

I thought this shot came out wonderful

The tide was not fully out yet

Isn't he handsome?

Jim

Tucker on 3 legs in the middle of a turn at full force

Tucker...the Tiger...

We had the beach to ourselves

It was truly beautiful

Clam Creek (a man in the background, fishing clams)

Cargo Ship, GA Port Authority is nearby

Driftwood Beach

Driftwood Beach

Pelican's in formation

My new laptop photo