Castillo de San Marcos

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The nice thing about staying at an AirBnB is that you can get a place with a kitchen and a second bedroom for the kids to sleep in. The bad thing is that this apartment is right above a cafe that started playing music at 7am. Luckily I think I was the only one that woke up to it...

Once everyone else was up and going, we met up with Pat’s friend Loyal from high school. They hadn’t seen each other in nearly 20 years, so clearly there was a lot to catch up on. After a lovely brunch, they had to get going, so we left to explore the Castillo de San Marcos, which was built to defend St Augustine. The fort went back and forth a few times over who owned it due to politics, but it was never once defeated.





(This is his current “cheese” face.)





They do a live cannon firings sometimes, so we may try and see one of those later in the week.







It was pretty hot and we were all wiped out, so we headed home to take a nap. Afterwards, we walked back into town where we got to explore a bit.



This is Flagler University. I have no idea what programs they offer, but it’s so pretty that I decided that Bella needs to go to college there. She thinks that’s a stupid reason to pick a college...



This is a museum. Seriously, this town is so pretty!!!

And then we had to stop for more popsicles.



It’s a good thing I took that picture when I did because I’m pretty sure there is no way I’ll be able to save that outfit. He pretty much destroyed it...

Then we walked back and had dinner at home, which was really nice after eating out so much in the last two weeks.

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