April 16th - 17th Jacksonville

We left Florida City and drove to Jacksonville, Florida.  It took over 6 hours.  We settled into our motel and went to dinner.  We came back and planned the next day.

The next day we went to the Timucuan Preserve, a large area, mostly in the water.  We learned about the natives there and their lives.  We saw some things that were the oldest relics from the area.  Like and Owl Totem and hollowed out log for a boat.

Then we went to the Kingsley Plantation.  It has the original house.  We learned about the wealthy families, Carolina Gold (rice), and slaves.  The slave homes were made of "tabby" a cement made with shells, etc.  The ruins were there, the only tabby ruins anywhere.  The drive in was lush.  We saw a Peacock on the side of the road down another road we took.