St. Augustine

After a wonderful stay in Palm Coast, we wave good-bye to Arthur and Pauline and head north to St. Augustine.

As we turn into St. Augustine, the Bridge of Lions is dead ahead. We pull into the St. Augustine Municipal Marina for two nights and some sightseeing.

The St. Augustine Municipal Marina provides the only readily available transient dockage within walking distance of the St. Augustine historic district. We walk one block along Avenida Menendez to the Plaza de la Constitution.

Turning right at Cathedral Place, we walk one block to the Cathedral of St. Augustine. We pause to admire the grandeur of this beautiful church and the stain-glass windows that depict the life of the city's patron saint, San Augustin.

We continued sightseeing on a trolley tour that served as an excellent introduction to the city's heritage.

Resident of the Fountain of Youth Museum

Matanzas Bay



Continuing our tour, we come to the massive walls of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument.This Spanish fort, begun in 1672, stood firm against English attacks and helped Spain to hold Florida for many years.

During the American Revolution, it was a British stronghold. Later it became a battery in the U.S. coastal defense system.