St. Augustine (Wed)

After sitting on the balcony this morning and drinking our coffee & eating breakfast, we decided to take off to St. Augustine. Only 60 miles away from where we were. We dropped the top on the Pony and took off. We always take side roads and today was no different. We drove down A1A all the way down. Well, when you get below Jackson, FL there are some huge houses on the beach. I could only get a few shots of them as we were going.

We then arrived at St. Augustine Lighthouse, which was....

built in 1874 and has 214 stairs to the top (yes we climbed) The light keepers had to carry 30 lb hot oil cans to the top 3 times a day. It took all I could do to carry my body up there.

These cannons were recently found in a shipwreck and they have to slowly get them changed over to the different waters to clean them.

Yep, that's the stairs

The view from the top don't give it justice. It is amazing.

St. Augustine is a very cool old town.

The fresnal lens

Probably my 3rd favorite lighthouse. Hatteras 1st, little Nubble Lighthouse in Maine and then this one my 3rd. We have seen so many it is really hard to pick a favorite.

This is where the lighthouse keepers stayed, which is attached to the lighthouse. It was like a duplex. One family on one side and one on the other.

The front of the house.

The trees just intrigue me.

Headed back to condo, Downtown Jacksonville