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From the Land to the Sea to the Swamp: An Intergenerational Experience |
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Program Number: |
2533RJ |
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| Duration: |
5 nights |
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Amelia Island, Florida
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| Price starting at: |
$779.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city |
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Intergenerational
Intergenerational
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| Meals: |
14;
5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 5 Dinners |
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Vegetarian |
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Program intended for grandchildren from 9 - 12 years of age.
Experience a special coastal world in northeast Florida whose amazing residents have included pirates, shrimpers, noblemen and confederates. Venture into the Atlantic Ocean on a shrimp trawler and explore the mysterious Okefenokee Swamp in a small boat. Witness the sights and sounds of an exciting range of animals, from sea turtles and wild horses to alligators, local snakes, and maybe even a black bear. Bring big pockets to hold your sea shells!
Highlights
• Take an exciting boat ride to Georgia’s Jekyll Island to learn about sea turtles, then visit a hospital to see how injured and distressed turtles are returned to health.
• Explore a Civil War fort with an 1800s soldier who explains why the fort’s ocean-side location was so important.
• Travel by ferry to Cumberland Island to explore the beach, see wild horses and visit crumbling ruins of a mansion.
Activity Particulars
Walking up to 3.5 miles for adults on field trip, or optional two-mile hike.
Coordinated by Center for Educational Adventure.
Amelia Island
Amelia Island is a picturesque resort community rich in history. It was the playground of the affluent, and today, visitors – as well as seasonal and year-round residents – enjoy its sandy beaches, colorful seaside villages and popular dining spots.
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Accommodations
Spacious suites with full kitchen, swimming pool, five-minute walk to Atlantic Ocean. Golf, tennis, horseback riding, kayaking nearby.
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| Road Scholar Instructors | | These instructors are participating on at least one date of this program. Please note that changes may occur. | Tom Murray
| | Tom Murray is a graduate of San Jose State University but is a Southerner by choice, having spent more than 35 years in the South absorbing the culture, customs and history of the region. Tom specializes in coastal history with an emphasis on the sea islands of Georgia. Few people know and love beautiful Cumberland and Amelia islands better than Tom. He has spent 15 years lecturing and leading Road Scholar groups to sites from the mountains to the sea. | | | | Kevin McCarthy
| | Kevin grew up in Gloucester, Mass. and settled in Fernandina Beach in 1968. He spent 41 years sailing the waters of northeast Fla. and southeast Georgia. He holds a 100 ton master’s license and developed his knowledge of the wildlife and history exploring the waters that surround Amelia Island, Cumberland Island and St. Mary's, Ga. Generations of Kevin’s family have been shrimpers, and he shares with participants his knowledge of shrimp farming and the future of the shrimp industry in the U.S. | | | | Griffin Lotson
| | Griffin Lotson is manager of the nationally acclaimed Gullah/Geechee Shouters in Darien, Ga. Gullah-Geechee is the traditional African culture brought to America by African slaves who worked the fields and plantations along the coasts of Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas. The ring shout is a traditional slave-day expression of spirituality and community. Griffin has traced his ancestral roots before slavery to Africa. | | | |
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