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| Castillo de San Marcos |
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| Castillo de San Marcos |
This was the first full day in St. Augustine and what a full day it was. First, the boys enjoyed the Castillo de san Marcos which is the oldest masonry fort in the United States. Construction began in 1672 by the Spanish when Florida was a Spanish territory. It changed many hands over the hundreds of years. The site was never taken by force despite multiple periods of attack. I, on the otherhand, jumped on my bike to pick up a package that we sent to the post office listed in the 'Waterway Guide' that was listed to accept packages from boaters. This was about a 7-mile bike ride which wasn't bad but the it was very warm today. It was just enough time to get there and back before the boys were done the fort. After the fort, it was off to the Pirate and Treasure Museum.
The Pirate and Treasure Museum was great! They had true pirate treasures throughout the several Disney-like rooms. Some rooms were Port Royal, Tortuga, a Ship, the Captain's Quarters, Execution dock etc. They had a real Jolly Roger from the 1800s as well as the treasure chest belonging to Thomas Tew complete with its own secret key lock. They also had props from many pirate movies, including Hook, the Goonies, and Pirates of the Caribbean. Connor especially enjoyed seeing the actual sword used by Captain Jack Sparrow and the guns used by Barbossa. We also enjoyed the audio experience of the last moments of Blackbeard. They have you put on earphone s and dim the room. It is like the ghost of Blackbeard is retelling his story. It comes complete with cannons going off, splashing water and a cat that you could swear is sitting right beside you. Connor must have done that 5 times...he just loved it. After the pirate museum we sat in a lovely outside patio enjoying the warm
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| Mike Gorun ! |
weather. The pedestrian area full of shops and is great to walk around and poke in and out of them. After a while we found ourselves in a little pizza place in the main square. Then, who
should walk in but Mike Gorun and his daughter. We all used to work together at DuPont. What a small world. It was so great to see him again and catch up. He is also an avid sailor as well! We all wandered down to a deliciously smelling ice cream store where we all enjoyed a little treat! Great to see you Mike. After that, it was back to the marina to chill out in the lounge watching catching up on a little TV that we have not had in a long time.
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| Watching Spongebob in the lounge after a busy day! |
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