<\/a>I was so excited to introduce our kids to Cumberland Island during our spring break this year.<\/p>\n What I couldn’t believe is that it’s been 15 years since Courtney or I had been there.<\/p>\n I’m happy to report that there are no stories to tell about this boat ride. Except for ones that tell of enjoying the breeze, the small waves and the sun. Yea! Of course we automatically take Dramamine now …<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Courtney and the kids shleped all the stuff off the boat and onto the cart. Then another orientation and we were off walking to our site. <\/p><\/div>\n As soon as our tent was up it was beach time!<\/p><\/div>\n After our fun in the sun, we took off for Dungeness and the horses. <\/span><\/div>\n We learned some interesting facts about the horses. As romantic as the idea of the horses of Cumberland are – they aren’t native animals.<\/p>\n They are horses set free from the Carnegie’s stables when they left the properties. So, they aren’t necessarily prepared to live outside.<\/p>\n Which means their immune system hasn’t evolved to handle the diseases in the wild. Add that to inbreeding and the fact that they destroy the habitat by eating it or stomping on it (like sand dunes, small marsh animals and sea oats), then add in that the National Park Rangers are forbidden to to touch them.<\/p>\n The educated knowledge about the horses just isn’t so nicely cut and dried. But I have to admit, it is still a thrill to see them.<\/p>\n After dessert Chayton got a lesson in knife safety and whittling.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Friday we went on the Lands and Legacies tour for the whole day. Six hours driving around the island learning all sorts of interesting facts and trivia. Our tour guy, Robin, was the best!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I was so excited to introduce our kids to Cumberland Island during our spring break this year. What I couldn’t believe is that it’s been…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","WB4WB4WP_MODE":"","WB4WP_PAGE_SCRIPTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_STYLES":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FONTS":"","WB4WP_PAGE_HEADER":"","WB4WP_PAGE_FOOTER":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[53,52,51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camping","category-cumberland-island","category-spring-break"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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