Day five found us touring Castillo de San Marcos, a National Park Monument right on the edge of town and along the Matanzas River. We decided to purchase an annual park pass here to use for our trip all year for free entry into all national parks the rest of the year. While at the fort, we witnessed another cannon firing, and the “soldiers” gave some interesting information about the fort, as well. They demonstrated their “small” cannon, which would accurately hit a target a mile-and-a-half away. He said the larger cannons would hit targets up to three-and-a-half miles away – I was impressed! The cannon firing was loud, and we all jumped, right on cue. The fort fought 16 battles under six different flags and never lost a battle.
That afternoon we went to St. Augustine Beach for some sand and surf and sun. We broke out our new beach umbrella and it was awesome! We had just picked it up along with some light folding chairs before our trip for this sole purpose, and it was right on target! No heavy lifting and toting. Whew! Sam and Jim swam and dug in the sand, Sam played in the surf with his boogie board, Sam dug, Sam swam…..I think you get the idea. I read, and walked a little, and sat under the umbrella, and STILL got sunburned. How does that happen? Still, a great time and Sam didn’t want to leave. It was Father’s Day, so I convinced Jim to let us take him out to eat. J We went to old St. Augustine and ate at a Mexican restaurant near Castillo de San Marcos – excellent! We sat outside and watched the river traffic over the balcony. Ahhh!!!
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