Between Saint Augustine and Anastasia Island, along the river, is Fish Island. Because of the lack of rain you could walk onto the island. There are no houses just a bunch of trees. Some of them are huge. I drove the Jeep out there to get a picture of an eagle that is nesting on top of a BIG pine tree. I walked up to the tree and I could ALMOST get my arms 1/2 way around it. Here are 2 pictures of the nest:
And a close up:
Here is the well used trail:
Besides the nest I was looking for a foundation of a late 1700's guard house. It is supposed to be visible if you know where it is. I was going to use my metal detector on the site. The problem is the under brush is so thick you can only see a few feet off the trail once you are back in there. One area I just drove off the trail through the brush, but didn't find anything. I'll have to get more information on its location.
Terry