St. Augustine, Florida - March 2013 Highlights

April 03, 2013

St. Augustine, Florida - March 2013 Highlights

I took my little family to St. Augustine, Florida last week. We drove down to visit my cousin Tim and his wife Joyce and to get away from the cold of the Midwest. It was still chilly in Florida, with temps in the 40s-60s and a steady onshore breeze much of the time. With over 600 pics taken, posting them all here would be a chore and a pain to download. Here's a few less, mostly of the nautical and aquatic sort.

We managed to get a couple of beach days in, in spite of the cooler weather. We also hit up the St. Augustine Lighthouse Museum, Alligator Farm, Marineland dolphin tanks, Disney World Magic Kingdom and downtown St. Augustine. A great trip. Could have done without putting 2,662 miles on the Subaru, but at least the kiddo takes to the car well for a four-year-old.

Gulls, terns and skimmer birds by the pier.

Pink barnacle

Anemone

Starfish and crab (small blue crab, maybe?)

St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum

A local ale at the lighthouse

Small spider crab

My 41st birthday dinner

Alligator Farm

Dugout and barca chata (flat boat)

My cousin had plenty of citrus trees in his yard, oranges, grapefruit and kumquat. Also, his dad, my uncle, built a plywood kayak some time ago and it was hanging in his garage. He also has an Opti dinghy on the roof of his workshop shack. I think I've talked him into bringing it back from the dead.

Lots of good food in St. Augustine. We ate Mexican, El Salvadoran, BBQ, seafood, etc. It was awesome.

There was also some great coffee, including Cuban Espresso Coffee (cafecito).

Marineland dolphins - they no longer do shows, but focus on education and awareness. It's good to see the switch from exploitation to something more healthy.