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We had a great time on our return trip to Amelia Island. Since we were familiar with the area it made things a little better.

We stayed in a wonderful condo at the northern end of South Fletcher right next to Sandy Bottoms. We almost stayed here several years ago.

They were “rebuilding” the beaches. When we got there we didn’t have any idea what the big pipes on the beach were for, but later found out that there was a boat in the ocean that was sucking up sand and the pipes were used to carry this sand to the beaches. A very elaborate operation.

We had a great time on the beach and Jon Henry was much more comfortable this year (after all he’s 2 years older since the last time we’ve been to the beach).

We also found some great places to eat.

One favorite was “The Happy Tomato Cafe“.

This place had some really good BBQ. Delicious ribs.

The other was a breakfast place that had awesome blueberry pecan pancakes with those yummee crispy edges. Rebecca can attest to this as we went every morning to get them. The place was called “Bright Mornings”.

We also tried a place called 29 South and had some “Shrimp and Grits”. We’d never heard of such a dish but apparently it’s a “thing”. Boy was it goood! Rebecca and I split it along with a “grilled” salad that was very good as well.

Around this shop Rebecca bought some “button” people.

We took the Mayport ferry over to Mayport to eat a little seafood. Here’s Austin wearing his new “Peppers” sunglasses.

We ate at a place called Singleton’s one night. The food was okay. They have this cool wooden model boat room that is full of models.

The sunset was pretty nice that night.

A guy at Bright Mornings told us about this cool beach area that is off this path. That was a lot of fun and we saw all kinds of stuff.

We also enjoyed eating some seafood at the “Safe Harbor Market” in Mayport. This place is mainly open for lunch and early dinner.

Another place that has breakfast is called T-Rays. Ask around about it. You’d never know unless someone told you about it as there is no big sign. It’s inside the an old Exxon station on 8th street.

Unfortunately I lost some pictures I took with my iPhone.

There’s probably a bunch more that I’m leaving out, but we had a great time and we’re sure to be back.

You can see all the pictures from our trip here: Vacation 2008 Pictures