St. George Island SP, Eastport, Fl.
This was the most unique churches I have ever seen! It appears to be an old storefront repurposed as as church. Folding chairs were crammed into rows and a table was the altar next to a typical podium. There were some typical Catholic ornaments such as the stations of the cross on the walls, a crucifix, statues of Mary and Joseph, but that was it. No stained glass or murals, but the basics sufficed. There is a Catholic church in Apalachicola, St. Patrick’s, in fact. This appeared to be a satellite venue for the SGI crowd.
After brunch, Penny and I ventured to the protected east end of the island on our bikes. It is about 5 miles to the tip of the island and we were about to explore it. Cars require special permits to drive out there which curtails the number; we only saw two on the road and another in the parking lot at the end of the road. From there it’s still more than a 1/2 mile to the extreme east end.
At the extreme end of the island, I could walk from the intercostal water side to the Gulf side in about 100 yards. Looking west:
