Sunday, June 21, 2009

St. Augustine, Florida--June 18--2?


Got into St. Augustine late afternoon on Thursday, June 18, outrunning a nasty-looking storm west of us. We are hoping to haul the boat on Monday at the only place between here and Brunswick, Georgia, where we'll be for the hurricane season, that can haul our 22-foot-wide boat. Meanwhile we are enjoying St. Augustine.


In the late 1800s, St. Augustine became a vacation spot for the very wealthy. Henry Morrison Flagler set out to develop the east coast of Florida with the goal of exceeding expectations of the wealthiest American tourists. Flagler College now occupies some of the elegant buildings and has undertaken the restoration of them.

St. Augustine is a tourist mecca identifying itself as the oldest city in Florida settled by the Spanish in 1565.

The pirate ship below gives daily tours around the harbor entertaining its guests with lots of pirate drama.
















Another attraction is the sailing ship, Freedom, which caters to the tourist crowd looking for a sailing experience.














We lucked out on our way there when Mike caught a King Mackerel which we later had in the form of ceviche as well as grilled for dinner.







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