WEDNESDAY MARCH 3RD

Once again it is cold and windy.

It is our last day in St. Augustine so we headed to town for the last of our sightseeing. We toured the Oldest House in St. Augustine. It was built in the early 1700’s from the same coquina mixture as the fort. It’s not as old as the fort though. The British arrived in 1702 and attacked the fort. The entire town had moved inside the fort for protection. They had stores of food, a well and armament and the British gave up after 50 days. Before leaving St. Augustine, they burned everything to the ground. This house was built shortly after the attack.



The Live Oak trees are very beautiful. There is a famous one smack dab in the center of the Howard Johnsons parking lot. It is named The Old Senator and is estimated to be over 600 years old. It is draped in Spanish Moss, which is actually an air fern and not moss at all. This tree is located quite close to the Fountain of Youth. Hmmm, I wonder?








Not too far from the Old Senator is Magnolia Street. No one seems to know why it is named this because it is lined with Live Oaks. National Geographic names this street on it’s list of 10 most beautiful streets. You can certainly see why.












There is a wall that runs along this street made of what is referred to as tabby. We saw walls like this in many other areas of the town too. It was made from oyster shells, lime and sand and was wicked nasty. It would slice up the clothing and skin of anyone who tried to climb over it.








The town really has a quaint feel to it. The streets are narrow and have shops and little restaurants and bars. Oh, and many ice cream shops! The cars are only allowed on a few streets so wandering around is fun.

The wind really started to blow in the afternoon so we cut things short and headed back to the boat to make sure it wasn’t getting knocked around on the dock. We were grateful we had our stocking caps and gloves along! Brrrrrrrrr.