A Day Trip to St. Augustine

Location: Jacksonville, FL (High 65, Low 48)

With our time here ticking down quickly, we decided it was time to take a ride to St. Augustine.

It was a beautiful day to take a walk around the city. We followed the directions to the parking area outside the Fort – luckily it was not that busy so we easily found a spot.

 

 

Harry was taking a picture from the fort, and got a pretty good shot of the parking area. We were happy to be able to park so close.

 

I could really tell the difference in construction between this Fort and the one we visited last week. There were a lot of earthen areas in last week’s – this one had stone everywhere. The one last week had pretty precarious looking steps to go up to the top level – I liked the Spanish style much better.

 

I loved the smell of the ocean…

 

 

 

 

…and the views were wonderful.

 

 

 

 

After we explored the Fort, we took a walk around the historic district.

 

 

The buildings were beautiful. The Spanish style of architecture was evident everywhere we looked.

 

 

 

We found a nice place called Scarlett O’Hara’s to have lunch, with a very nice outside area….

 

 

 

 

 

…and then followed it up with some yummy soft serve yogurt.

 

We made a quick stop at the outlets to pick up a few items we needed, and then headed for home. It was a great and fun day.

One week left to our stay in Jacksonville.