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| mv Ragtime, Southport, ME port |
After St Marys, we headed further south into Florida, past several shallow spots. Near Fernandina we were passed by a beautifully restored powerboat called Ragtime. Coming into St Augustine we motored past a cute mini pirate ship called Owl.
We arrived in St Augustine on a Friday, spent Saturday & Sunday revisiting some favorite spots and previewed our "official tourist plan", including taking the Old Town Trolley, hitting a couple museums, and other highlights. When we walked into the Old Towne we discovered it was once again Pirate's Weekend and encountered a large group of Pirates on the field past the the old City Gates.
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| Pirates battle |
The roar of the flintlocks, blunderbusses and cannons was very loud & the smoke billowed from them all.
Monday we took advantage of the fine, sunny weather and explored the town of St Augustine, FL. First we took the trolley all the way around, to get our bearings and learn the route. Even saw "The Senator", a 600 year old Oak tree.
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| Old Town Trolley |
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| Castillo Gun Crew |
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| Castillo Cannon Firing Demonstration |
Also, because it was Veteran's Day, the Castillo de San Marcos was open free to the public so we went there again. Once of our favorites, the rangers give mini-talks about the rooms on the ground floors and even have cannon-firing demonstrations up on the parapets.
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| Castillo de San Marcos, Bridge of Lions & N Anchorage |
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| Cannon details |
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| Garry, cannon & St Augustine Inlet |
We enjoyed a cheeseburger lunch at "No Name" pub and ended our tours of town by visiting Pat Croce's Pirate & Treasure Museum. It was pretty neat, lots of interactive exhibits, including firing a cannon and being locked in the brig.
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