The night was chilly but nice for sleeping. The sun was bright but the breeze off the water keep things cool during the day. Temperatures from 54 to the high 60s.
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Today was a day to send off Eagle One (thing after another) while the crews of Perelandra and Knights Kingdom did our sightseeing of St Augustine.
The day was sunny but cool.
Here we are sending Eagle One on their way - hope to see them again on the trek north.
And it is also laundry day. The Marina has a wonderful new building with 4 pairs of washer/dryers. The Admiral is taking in the sun while waiting for the clothes to wash.
I took a walk up onto the Lions Bridge for a look at the marina. Perelandra is in the middle of the shot below.
The bridge has distinctive turrets that match the nearby fort.
We went for some lite shopping during the dry cycle. Hey girls - Nana says she has never seen so many earrings!!
It is quiet along St George Street - the main area of shops and restaurants. I did find some coffee.
After laundry is was time to tour the wonderful fort Castillo de San Marcos.
The Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest and largest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in the city of St. Augustine, Florida. The Castillo was designed by the Spanish engineer Ignacio Daza, with construction beginning in 1672
It is a National Park facility so we got in using our Seniors Lifetime pass - and we could bring guests so Jim and Justine got in as well on our pass - what a deal - this getting old has some advantages!!
Here is a corner turret - with this one also seeming doubting as a watch tower to sea as well as being able to observe what is happening at the base of the fort.
This plaque made a wonderful point regards what it must have felt like to have the nearby village destroyed and burned down while you watch.
This is looking to the area of the early village.
This is the soldier's living quarters - not very luxurious is it.
The Chapel
A couple of cute tourists. Jim and I hope they are free for lunch (and they have money)
Prohibition Kitchen is our destination for the noon repast.
We then headed to the Lightner Museum that is housed in the former Alcazar Hotel built in 1888 by Henry Flagler.
Lightner collected numerous pieces that moved to the abandoned Hotel. The museum is wonderful collection of common and eclectic artifacts.
Check out this interesting plaque regarding the awarding of the stuffed animal.
A we got a wonderful rendition of early music making machines.
The remains of the early Turkish Baths.
This part of the hotel housed a large in door pool as seen below in an early photo/
Today you can have lunch there!!
The four musketeers
Back at the boat the Captains wisely let the Admirals win (quite handily so) the last game for Mexican Train for a while.
We then enjoyed a nice dinner at Columbia - of which there is one at St Armand Circle back in Longboat Key.
And it is now time to say .............
Good Night and May God Bless
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