Amelia Island escape

We enjoyed time with our family on Thanksgiving day, cleaned the kitchen, and hopped on a plane just the two of us.  I love quick little escapes like this.  It was a perfect chance to reconnect after being apart much of the past few months.

Amelia Island, Florida, is a barrier island, which means it’s constantly changing.  The reason it has such abundant shells is due to the fact that the current beach was once an elaborate marshland millions of years ago.  

Much of our time there it was overcast and rainy…

The photo below I sent in to the city’s tourism PR people… I think it’s so cool.

We saw a beautiful sunset over the ocean too.  The ebb and flow of the tide here is much more dramatic than anywhere I’ve ever seen, often leaving exposed beach that an hour before was under water.

The harbor sunset was pretty cool too.

Wouldn’t you know it… the morning of our departure day was bright and beautiful.

Thanks for coming along on my photo tour.  Next week, I’ve got some “before and after” photos to show you.  I only had my iphone with me on the trip, but a little work in Photoshop and the light and color can be emphasized.  Stay tuned!