High Five Life

Day 9 & 10 – Castillo De San Marcos, Old City, Drive Home We woke up early today and ate at the continental breakfast served at the hotel.   I liked the St. Augustine Inn .   I like the location, the price, the room, staff (it is owned and run by a husband and wife team).   However, I have 2 complaints.   The shampoo and conditioner were those trial, single packs and if you asked for more you were charged for it.   Obviously that wasn’t going to be enough for 3 people.   It was cheaper to stop at the local drug store and pick up a bottle of each.   My second complaint was the breakfast.   It consisted of coffee, tea, juice, a cereal assortment, English muffins, butter and jelly.   There was not a piece of fruit or protein in sight.   Not even peanut butter.   This did not ruin our trip or anything, it was just kind of a shock after Disney. We had plans to visit the Castillo De San Marcos this morning and we were all really excited about it!   As we drove into St. August

Day 8 – Fort Matanzas and St. Augustine Beach We slept in a little today because we were really tired and our beds were really comfy.   Sleeping teen View from our window.  The beach is out yonder. Our Hotel - The St. Augustine Island Inn We finally did wake and decided we would visit Fort Matanzas .   This is a smaller fort on the Matanzas River.   It was built by the Spanish in 1742 to guard the Matanzas inlet, the southern part of the river and the rear entrance to St. Augustine.   The fort is run by the parks services and is only accessible via a ferry.   It is free to visit the fort but you have to get a ferry pass and they go quickly.   There is a visitor’s center with a short movie, models and maps.   There is also a nature trail.   The area is beautiful.   We got our boarding passes and explored the visitor’s center and the grounds.  Visitors center Ready to watch the movie The Movie Map of area Neat tree Spanish moss in tree