Cumberland Island was naturally stunning and unexpectedly... magical . An Island off the coast of Southern Georgia, where millionaires had once played and now horseshoe crabs, armadillos and horses ran wild. Andrew Carnegie had built the mansion here in the late 19
th century and this was a home where he loved to entertain the super elite and influential.
Now, the island is mostly owned by the state and visitors are permitted to camp, and roam the island as they please. We did so with much gusto, happy to be let into yet another very foreign world, but this time the price was much lower... a ferry ride to the island and a small camp site fee.
We saw massive horseshoe crabs, the wild horses and the real star of the island, the armadillos. Their full body amour allows them the freedom to roam wherever they which, as loudly as they please. They were never hard to find as they make such a noise foraging through the undergrowth, we watched them for hours. Cumberland Island was the best natural gem since Nova Scotia.
Cumberland Island was naturally stunning and unexpectedly... magical . An Island off the coast of Southern Georgia, where millionaires had once played and now horseshoe crabs, armadillos and horses ran wild. Andrew Carnegie had built the mansion here in the late 19th century and this was a home where he loved to entertain the super elite and influential. 
Now, the island is mostly owned by the state and visitors are permitted to camp, and roam the island as they please. We did so with much gusto, happy to be let into yet another very foreign world, but this time the price was much lower... a ferry ride to the island and a small camp site fee.
We saw massive horseshoe crabs, the wild horses and the real star of the island, the armadillos. Their full body amour allows them the freedom to roam wherever they which, as loudly as they please. They were never hard to find as they make such a noise foraging through the undergrowth, we watched them for hours. Cumberland Island was the best natural gem since Nova Scotia.
