St. Augustine Lighthouse

We took the trolley tour of St. Augustine. They run a shuttle bus out to the beach where our hotel is located, which made it convenient getting in to town where parking can be scarce.The tour itself was so, so. Some good history was communicated, but so was hype for every tourist trap in the area. As you may know, St. Augustine is the oldest city in the USA, dating to the 1500's. Ponce de Leone is supposed to have landed there. The city has been under Spanish, English and American rule. Because of depredations by English pirates (Drake and others) the city was walled and fortified. there are cannon and fortifications on almost every corner.

Oldest wooden schoolhouse in the US

The next day we headed south again after getting a late start. Along the way we stopped at the Cape Canaveral National Seashore. The last time we had been in this area we had stayed in Titusville ( over 15 years ago) and had been lucky enough to have been there when there was a night time space shuttle launch from the Space Center. We waited three nights on the sea wall since the launch was cancelled the first two nights. Across the street was a Krystals where we got some of the hamburgers (minis) that they sell. It was the first time we ever had them, they're tasty. We were surprised to find that the Crystals was still there, so we had dinner there. This time there were no launches, but we did get to explore the seashore and dip our feet, and other parts of our anatomy, in the Atlantic. The water is very warm this time of year. 

Daytona Beach

We finally stopped at Cocoa Beach for the night. Tomorrow we will be in North Miami at a condo for about eight days. I will blog again in three or four days.