1304 November 2, 2025 Brunswick

I decided to walk to the Horton House Ruins and from there, I took the Tupelo Trail to Horton Pond.  It was a peaceful and lovely walk in the woods.  This is a manmade pond that started as a borrow pit for dirt for projects on the island.  Over the intervening years, it filled with water and became a habitat for water snakes, turtles, birds, and gators.  There have been recent improvements and there is a nice observation deck where I spent some time in the quiet.

At 11am, we took the Jeep and our bikes and drove over the bridge to Brunswick.  This is another island in the Golden Isles.

We had read that there was live music at the Mary Ross Waterfront Park from 12-3.  We got to the park and there was no music. 

We took our bikes and rode through historic Brunswick.

The Municipal Court.

City Hall.

Lots of parks and fountains.  This is Hanover Square.

We biked to the marina and then back to the Jeep.

There was live music coming from Bubba Garcia’s; a restaurant across the street.  We had lunch there.  The music was very good!

While we were biking, Tim spotted a dirt road.  Tim cannot resist the temptation of a dirt road and so we went to explore.  We saw manatees in the canal, a string of 5.  We also saw a brilliant pink pair of roseate spoonbills.

We got back in time for Tim to watch the NASCAR championship.  His driver, Denny Hamlin, was so close to winning the race.  It was exciting and nerve wracking and then…he didn’t win…heartbreaking.