Exploring Downtown Fernandina Beach on Amelia Island, Florida

[@chrisandsara]

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[@jpmerrick8886]

Im not allowed to do Instagram by my advisors

[@OurNationalAdventure]

We definitely love this town! Tons of wonderful things to enjoy and the locals are so nice.

[@OurNationalAdventure]

Ok side note...never realized pipi long stalking was based from this area. This I love!!! Also I bet you'd enjoy ceviche.

[@brookeallen4047]

I've lived in Fernandina since 1987. It is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. Just don't let your kids think they can get away with anything, we all know each other lol.

[@chrisandsara]

😂😂 haha that's a good point!

[@TruthInspector]

Greenville, SC is the best town ever

[@allymarie6790]

i’ve lived in fernandina beach for a few years now i don’t live on the island but it’s only 5 minutes away from my house and i will say it’s so relaxing here. I used to live in gainesville Florida and the difference is crazy! it’s so quiet!

[@chrisandsara]

Such a wonderful town! We absolutely loved how peaceful it is!

[@MoseyingAround]

Thats where my wife is from! We love it there, defiantly Floridas best hidden gem!

[@chrisandsara]

Definitely is! I'm sure it was a wonderful place to grow up, too. :)

[@bethanywinkler]

When I saw the title, my first words were, “I hope they go to Timoti’s!!!” We’ve only been there once but it definitely left an impression!!

[@melissamarceau7067]

My home town!!

[@awanderingpalette]

Love the small towns! A fantastic charm and people that are amazingly kind...and yes a beer is perfect for a hot day!

[@chrisandsara]

We totally agree!

[@samanthawatlington2438]

You guys should stop at Jekyll Island. Dogs are allowed on the beach and you can bike the entire island. My Italian greyhound loved it. You can find sand dollars all along the beach. Make sure you stop by driftwood beach at Jekyll Island.

[@chrisandsara]

A couple folks have recommended Jekyll Island as well! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@melize]

Favorite place of anywhere ever so far in my life.

[@justinecancryn3075]

Love Amelia Island - stayed at the Blue Heron Inn for anniversary one year then took a boat ride to see the wild horses running on the beach on Cumberland Island. Enjoy your trip!

[@SuperShan30]

If y’all like finding movie locations then visit Seaside Florida if you haven’t already. It’s where the Truman Show was filmed and it’s absolutely the most immaculate town. Also Lake Lure NC is a cool place and it’s one of the main locations where Dirty Dancing was filmed and the town next to it is chimney rock and the state park there is where the Last of the Mohicans was filmed.

[@gracenguyen2072]

We retired to Fernandina Beach Florida about 2 years ago .... love it !

[@chrisandsara]

That's sounds amazing, what a great place to retire!

[@chrisgordon8505]

I love this place go every summer

[@adamapocalypse2689]

My hometown.

[@ritadoe1286]

Small towns are the reason we loved Fort Myers so much, but it is changed forever--which saddens us. But we are visiting Amelia Island soon, and very much looking to seeing this small town. We tend to go for the older parts of Florida. See you all soon. 🇬🇧

[@sandrap3047]

Love that you show small towns! I don’t love seafood either. I like it. I live on an island too so I feel like I should love it. I don’t like fried seafood either, but I do like fried hush puppies!

[@chrisandsara]

Oh yum, hush puppies are great! Thanks for watching!

[@mandyjoy94]

Ozark was filmed in flowery branch GA. The house is there you can visit

[@rickybreaux2607]

Bucketlist for sure! Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@zipadeedooda7938]

Fernandina Beach is a great town. Hope next time you get to Fort Clinch. Also the drive down A1A to Mayport is very pretty, only about an hour, and goes through or by 4 state parks. Another small town to visit is Cedar Key. It was the western terminus for a railroad that started in Fernandina Beach. David Levy Yulee was responsible for it's creation. Cedar Key is kind of a sleepy community that's become an artist haven. Take a boat jaunt to Atsena Otie Key, which was where the town was originally before it was hit by the 1896 hurricane and made everyone move to the 'mainland'.

[@jkos4914]

Yes yes yes I love it there

[@lindapatel1756]

Really enjoyed watching you both I’ll be visiting Amelia Island in a few months with another couple

[@chrisandsara]

Thank you for watching, enjoy Amelia Island!

[@luchovelit5711]

Where do you guys park the van for the night when you travel to places like this?

[@tracisikkes7916]

You should stop at Tybee Island, GA. (Savannah's beach). The movie starring Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth "The Last Song" was filmed there. The church in the movie is a wedding venue on the island and the pier is awesome.

[@OurNationalAdventure]

Such a fun beach with so much history ♡

[@mmgoodwings3981]

Leadville Colorado. Beautiful scenery, bike / hiking paths everywhere, highest town in continental us at 10200 feet

[@mmgoodwings3981]

Or Georgetown Colorado

[@SaraTimmy]

My Home Town! Did you check out Fantastic Fudge? That is our go to place, also there is an AMAZING bookstore my daughter loves to go to

[@chrisandsara]

Oh we didn't check that out but we will have to put it on our list if we head back there! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@mexicanosforlife]

moving here for work in the next month! thank you for the video

[@katerinakiaha6925]

My grandparents had a 3 story house on fernandina beach. Loved my summers back then. Trampoline parks. Water slides. Jellyfish stings.. The good OLD days.

[@LisaPresnell]

So glad you enjoyed your visit! Amelia Island has been my home for the past 36 years. It’s charming and beautiful here. You definitely hit some favorite hotspots!

[@chrisandsara]

Well you live in quite a beautiful place then! We loved our time there :)

[@Thugzs]

I live here too

[@johnvandervelden1954]

What a nice video it's a beautiful place

[@OurRetiredLife]

We are very much enjoying your videos. It so nice that you choose to showcase one place without a lot of extra this and thats. And very well edited as well. Great job you two!

[@chrisandsara]

Thank you so much, we're so glad you enjoyed it!

[@martinflawless675]

I haven’t been to Florida beaches but I was thinking Anna Marie island or Amelia which one do you think is the best or any other recommendations

[@chrisandsara]

Hi Martin! Anna Marie has beautiful sands, but the town of Fernandina Beach is great! If you’re looking to just hangout at the beach the whole time, Anna Marie is wonderful. If you want to go to dinner and have a small town to explore, Amelia is the better bet. If you’re going in the winter you might consider going even further south to the Keys since the water will be warmer there. Hope this helps and have fun! ☺️

[@johnmason-smith]

I have never seen so many open tables at Timoti’s.

[@chrisandsara]

Timoti's is SOOO GOOD!

[@DavidMelton-p9d]

I think it’s a great town to visit and be sure to take the Nature Cruise! Very professional and educational and enjoyable! 😊👍

[@chrisandsara]

😃

[@FindOrMakeit]

Go to Tarpon Spring Florida. A cute little town with Greek influence. Also, visit St. Augustine, Florida, first US A colony.

[@sbfentress1]

I love Amelia Island! Amelia Tavern is the best restaurant!!

[@poppy3026]

yes if all you want is pub grub...

[@chrisandsara]

I wish we had gotten to visit! I think we heard Amelia Tavern is the oldest tavern in Florida? Is that right?

[@MarkScholes-e4y]

@@chrisandsaraNo it isquite new. The Palace is the oldest continuously open bar in Florida.

[@carlscottamos6501]

The City Limits, of Fernandina Beach is confusing; they extend off the Island onto the mainland. Some of Amelia Island is County and not in the City limits. Yes this is confusing, you have to look it up on a map. The Fernandina Beach Zip Code 32034, covers the whole area but on the mainland it get confusing.

[@debbiewolfe9621]

Did you find a place to overnight in your van on Amelia Island? If so, please share. Thanks.

[@chrisandsara]

Hi Debbie! We tried staying at the state park on Amelia Island, but it was booked up. We ended up snagging a spot at a State Park in Jacksonville and it was only about a 45 minute drive up in the morning. :)

[@debbiewolfe9621]

@@chrisandsara Thanks! we live in northcentral Florida, and have not yet explored that area. looking forward to it though, so really appreciated your video!

[@Scrambler85]

The low country starts in Charleston, lol😉. Another nice video and a thumbs up 👍

[@chrisandsara]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@zachdonohue8795]

My favorite beach town in Florida! Timoti's is awesome. Only an hour drive for me!

[@chrisandsara]

Such a lovely town

[@chrisgordon8505]

I go everywhere but the Omni areas are great it’s so underrated

[@jacquelinehall7201]

Come back to Fernandina Beach for outstanding sunsets at the edge of town.

[@chrisandsara]

We will for sure!!

[@tammiebrooks-evans9067]

During the 7 flags shrimp festival the city is extremely busy and the food is great. Hopefully next spring it will return. You should come back then.

[@chrisandsara]

Oh that sounds fun, we will have to check that out! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@allieyates557]

I'm from Vicksburg, MS. It's right along the Mississippi River and is the site of a big Civil War siege so there's a national park there. It's close to the Natchez Trace and has lots of history being right along the river. Catfish is well known there and there's lots of cool art and a fun downtown area thats really been revitalized since my time there (shameless plug for my mom's bookstore, Lorelei Books). Lots of new fun restaurants but you still get to see old beautiful houses around downtown too. If you ever make it there, I'm happy to give recommendations!

[@amethystkurtz5924]

You should come up to Lancaster, PA! We are known as Amish country but most people don’t know we have tons of small brewery, art galleries, coffee shops and a fun outdoor activities! We actually get printed in The NY Times because of our restaurant scene! We are also near hershey, Pa

[@chrisandsara]

Thanks for the recommendations! Sounds like a great place to visit!

[@allieyates557]

That's where I just went for the first time in March! I'm loving traveling with y'all!

[@melissamarceau7067]

Check out Shrimp Fest! Next time you come!

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

Amelia Island is definitely an upscale beach community. Ritz Carlton Amelia is a beautiful 5 star luxury resort maybe you guys can stay there next time with your family! Beautiful video and drone shots! ~Cara 😊

[@chrisandsara]

Oh man, we'd love to stay at the Ritz! You know that would be vlogged for sure! lol 😍

[@islandhopperfl4167]

Dude I lived there for years. It is probably the least "upscale" town in Florida that calls itself a resort island. Yes the Ritz is nice and then you have the Plantation, but Fernandina Beach is more on the blue collar mentality side. Live there long enough and you find out what it's like in reality.

[@mikemanjo2458]

My favorite place! Gorgeous town! (Jane) Nice drone shot of boat & birds.

[@peacefulwife5199]

I agree about the drone shot of the harbor and the boat coming from left to right in the cove.....driving perfectly straight. That was so relaxing to watch. 👍😊

[@LauraOnTheMove]

Love this! I'm headed that way soon to escape the Florida heat. I was looking for a great place to stop on the way. Thanks!!

[@chrisandsara]

So glad we were able to help, thank you for watching!

[@smilingvick]

I am from here! So glad you all had a wonderful visit.

[@chrisandsara]

We did! Such a beautiful and pretty town! :)

[@charlotteRae02]

Pippies house has been renovated and I live on Amelia island

[@charlotteRae02]

Shrimp is the best here and there is a shrimp festival

[@jo100]

My Brothers and Sisters, the SunShine ☀️ 🌞 State is a Great 😊 place to visit, because of the Beaches 🏝 🏖, Miami FL, and Disney World 🌎 to, my Brothers and Sisters 😊

[@JuleszzC]

Thanks for the video! I just watched your video on Cumberland Island that I found when trying to determine where I could see wild horses and now I'm seeing this one on Amelia Island. We're driving to Neptune Beach, FL for a wedding in a few months and I'm scouting for places to stop on our drive from the Upstate SC. We've been to Charleston, Beaufort, Hilton Head and Savannah, so these areas we haven't seen before are attractive to us and your videos were really helpful.

[@chrisandsara]

How fun, so glad our videos are helpful!

[@allisonsherman7231]

Great tour. Thanks guys!! ❤️Kramer

[@carlscottamos6501]

The Green Anole you saw, which is commonly called the American C (which it is not of the family), can change colors to Brown & Grey.

[@bobyhic]

Lol I was there the same time at Cumberland in April. It is a nice town and beach. The Fort Clinch in between was pretty nice and Cheap. If you are headed North into S.C stop off at Fripp Island off of Beufort. Forest Gump was filmed there among others

[@ruthannecornett8033]

Come to Abingdon/Bristol/Damascus (all next to each other) it AMAZING. Lived here my whole life. State Theatre. Virginia Creeper trail. Very historic town.

[@chrisandsara]

Sounds so interesting, thanks for the recommendation!

[@buildadventure404]

I HAVE BEEN THERE!!!!

[@DanielHogendoorn]

go to my home city Alphen aan den Rijn in the Netherlands we have alot of beautefull mills serounding the city

[@chrisandsara]

❤️

[@allymarie6790]

did you eat at timotees?

[@chrisandsara]

No not for this trip we didn’t!

[@melize]

Jekyll Island is my all time favorite place of anywhere. Georgia seaturtle center, driftwood beach. I love that you have to pay to get on the island; keeps it uncrowded and peaceful.

[@chrisandsara]

Such a great recommendation, looks beautiful!

[@reneebrauner3474]

Mark…unfortunately The men who met there to create the federal reserve were less than honorable. Left a bad taste in my mouth and made me never want to go there. As per your recommendation I just may have to check it out. ✌🏼❤️😎

[@smariner1]

It was The new adventures of Pippi Longsticking filmed in Fernandina

[@chrisandsara]

Oh good to know!

[@RionCaughman]

You should check out Cheraw, SC! hometown of Dizzy Gillespie, and just a beautiful small town of history. Also, the Patriot was filmed in my backyard at Brattonsville (which is between Chester and York SC)! York has amazing small stores and the storefronts are super cute. And the Garden Cafe. Don't get me started. This is all about an hour outside of Charlotte, which has amazing whitewater, and great mountain biking.

[@chrisandsara]

Thanks for the recommendations, we will have to add those to our list!

[@lindapatel1756]

Lake Lure in SC Dirty Dancing was filmed there I live in Easley if you guys come this way stop by fir a glass of sweet tree and my homemade crab cakes

[@theo.r.bitter]

I loved hearing Sara talk "Southern". 😁 😂 "Is this y'all's place?" Priceless.

[@chrisandsara]

😂Oh my gosh, I didn't realize I did until your comment! lol

[@SP6QKX]

Nice , Greetings from Poland .

[@chrisandsara]

Hello there! Can't wait to visit Poland one day!

[@sterlingpless4335]

Is exploding will not be small for long the population is exploding the Gator's place is really good.... Love the beach the water is so clear

[@fafnorcal]

You both look happy to be back traveling. Hope you can find many more livable small towns; they are fast disappearing though I suspect COVID may have helped arrested the decline as people departed from cities en masse. Did you see any signs of recent growth in Fernandina Beach?

[@chrisandsara]

Thanks, Frank! We're so happy to be back to traveling. Life is slowly feeling normal again. We didn't notice any growth in Fernandina Beach, but in other areas in the south construction is booming and the housing market is incredibly competitive. Small towns are definitely going through a lot of growth out here. Hope you all area doing well! I think I still owe you an e-mail which I'll hope to answer today (I've been very behind since we've been traveling again).

[@bittersweet6507]

I’ve got a great town for you to showcase: Annapolis, Maryland. Lots of history, charm, sailboats and seafood. The US Naval Academy is located there, too. Love it!

[@chrisandsara]

Agreed, Annapolis is beautiful, great recommendation!

[@626Venus]

The term “low country” is completely wrong, and a bit offensive. This is the South, and locals are Southerners. We have a rich history going back to the first colonization is the USA. Thank you for the nice video, bless your hearts.

[@chrisandsara]

Bless your heart too.

[@spartansh22]

Hey guys! We love the chill vibe of your videos. Great music and editing and so much fun. Keep 'em up! And to put in our two cents worth, we would say visit Fairhope, AL. I am from Mobile, AL and if you want a nice, quiet getaway but with lots of food and hole-in-the-wall options, this is the place. We recommend Refuge Coffee and the attached bookstore. Also, Provision is a surprising find in such a small place. Many other stops, so do a video there!! Would be great!

[@chrisandsara]

Thank you, Scott! We've had a couple of other people recommend Fairhope too so I'm thinking it'll definitely be on the itinerary for one day sooner rather than later. Thanks for the specific recommendations. You know we love good coffee so Refuge will be on the list. :)

[@wolffierainbowtie2755]

Seeing by we go to Shipley

[@CarlaGolden]

Check out Nevermore Books and Herban Market (dog friendly) in Beaufort. Between Beaufort & Savannah, check out Fetch in Ridgeland. Best gift shop ever for lovely new (not thrift) items but mostly because all proceeds go to Noah’s Arks Rescue which saves the worst of the worst injured & abused dogs. Check out Fox & Fig (dog friendly) in Savannah. I live on Hilton Head Island and love all the lowcountry coastal towns. Have you been to Jekyll Island?

[@chrisandsara]

These are all such great recommendations, thank you!!

[@jpmerrick8886]

You lucky ducks im in boca drop by

[@peterfraker7647]

Love your visits to the small towns. We moved to Aiken, SC from Long Island , NY. about 2 years ago. We love our new southern lifestyle. If you decide to visit Aiken in your travels, please contact me. I would be happy to give you place to park and let you take normal longgggg showers. Also, I’m in the middle building a 170 WB, 4x4 sprinter.

[@chrisandsara]

Thanks so much, Peter! We'd love to meet up and checkout your van with if we pass through Aiken. :)

[@ECUCHRIS904]

First Coast!

[@maria2162]

I love seafood, other than fish “n” Chips ( I’m from Australia) we tend to eat seafood at a nice restaurant and let me tell you, it isn’t cheap. But delicious 😉

[@austingriffith3598]

I grew up in FB. Many years ago while out skateboarding with my friends downtown we got busted taking quarters for Coke machines from that fountain at 10:15... oh the memories!

[@chrisandsara]

That's amazing, how fun!!

[@lucasdelosh5305]

As I usually do after your videos… ADDED to my list of places to visit! Also - 10:38 - that drone shot was epic timing with the bird circling the boat! Patience or happy accident - I like it!

[@chrisandsara]

The bird was definitely a happy accident! 😂Definitely add Amelia Island to the ever growing list. 😊

[@mfowler2246]

Please dont come here

[@jakebell9759]

yo that’s my house..

[@islandhopperfl4167]

Cool place to visit for about three days. You just don't want to live there.

[@chrisandsara]

We enjoyed our time there!

[@islandhopperfl4167]

@@chrisandsara Yeah me too. But after I moved there it turned out to be one of the worst decisions I've ever made. Ok for a visit though, if you can handle the traffic going in.

[@andrewe.7907]

Kramer in the pool!!!

[@deanstein3093]

The best thing I did was leave this city its nothing to do boring, I live in Hallandale Beach which is next Miami and Hollywood Beach the night life is amazing and its always some were to go and enjoy yourself

[@jkos4914]

Didn't go to American Beach?????

[@josiahpickett677]

I spy a peak design bag 👀

[@chrisgordon8505]

Go to the omni areas

[@nromo22]

HEY! … I’VE GOT FRIENDS IN ‘LOW’ PLACES!! … #seewhatididthere #loveyall #hiKDawg

[@chrisandsara]

😂😂😂 Thank you for always making us smile, Nelson!

[@JuletJulet]

I'm fair as well...lol

[@3rin817]

Y'all should stop in Darien

[@chrisandsara]

Adding it to the list! Thank you!! :)

[@parsons585]

Must not be a southern girl not liking fried fish!

[@chrisandsara]

She’s from Georgia

[@CBxBassin]

it’s not picture perfect sometime i wanna move away from dina