St. Augustine

We explored the city of St. Augustine which is the oldest city in the U.S., and is known for its Spanish colonial architecture.

Our first stop was the “Castillo de San Marcos”, a 17th-century Spanish stone fortress that overlooks the St. Augustine inlet.

The “Lion’s Bridge” crosses over to St. Augustine Beach as well as the St. Augustine Lighthouse.

There are many cobblestone roads and shops and history in the Historic Preservation Districts.

One of the historic sights is the “Oldest Wooden School House” which was built prior to 1763.

There were many churches  … The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, the Memorial Presbyterian Church as well as the Grace United Methodist Church.

We stopped at the Saint Photios Shrine.  It is dedicated to the first colony of Greek people who came to America in 1768.

Unfortunately, we found (and very often do) that a lot of the attractions and museums and historical buildings all cost money to enter or view; therefore, we did not see as much as we would have liked to.

We took another drive to St. Mary’s Waterfront today.

We found the “Sunken boat” a short way off shore …

Basically what is visible is just the mast of the boat.

In leaving the area of St. Mary’s, we came across this Maine Central Railroad caboose!!  Who knew!  It was there as part of a train museum being built in the area!  My Dad was an engineer for the MCRR.

Lastly, we let Speckles & Mel get an up close view of the tee-pees in the KOA we are staying in.

We have enjoyed our stay in the St. Mary’s area and look forward to traveling down the east coast of Florida to explore more.  Hopefully Hurricane Matthew will not deter our plans!