Camping on the edge

Just picture this......

After a stop at St. Marys, GA to check out the Cumberland Island National Park Visitors Center, and enjoy a truly low country lunch of mac & cheese with shrimp; we arrived at Hunting Island State Park around 4pm.  Pulled in at site 48, the primo spot in the campground.  Why primo?  After we had backed in to the level area, we were 2 feet to the wooden slat fence -- the ocean was only 100 feet away on the other side of the fence.  Incredible views and surf sounds from our campsite.

Then at 8pm, with us snugly in our RV, we wondered why the noise of the crashing waves was becoming so loud.  Shined our flashlight out our doorway and yes, we had an ocean site! It was high tide and the surf was within feet of our RV! By morning with high tide due to be even higher due to the coming full moon, we pulled in our slideouts, pulled up our levelers, and headed to higher ground.  (We did stay on the site.)

And tonight, we watched the moon rise over the Atlantic.

 

We've been told that site 48 probably won't exist next year.  The park does not replenish the beach and the campground has already lost over a dozen campsites over the last few years.