St. Augustine, FL - Finishing Up

St. Augustine - A city of history, wild beaches, and heat. Here is a lovely view from the lighthouse.



When we first arrived, we went to the beach. A storm was in the forecast, but we still had time to have some fun before it arrived. The waves were ferocious and merciless to my poor parents. Mom lost her Rx glasses one of the many times she got knocked over, and Jim got pulled across the jagged shore of broken shells and had major scratches to prove it. I stayed on shore with Elliott for the most part. Jillian had pieces of broken shells all in her hair, and the guys came home with pockets of it in their swim trunks. It was cool to see the storm approaching, but we got rinsed off and hurried out of there before it got too close. The loud thunder was enough for me! After the rain passed, we walked to the historic section of the city, with shops, sweets, and restaurants, and lots of people offering ghost tours.


To represent the history part, here are some really old tombstones from a cemetery that we passed. Jim wanted to seem some ghosts, so he and Brooks went on a "ghost tour" but they just heard stories about ghosts.


My First Lighthouse Adventure

This trip marked my first time going into a lighthouse. It was a great museum and it was "fun" climbing the stairs to the top. It's pretty stuffy at the base, but the higher you go, the more you feel the cool Atlantic breeze. To think, the keeper used to lug a big bucket of oil up all those stairs.


St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum






The view of the surrounding beaches from the top of the lighthouse.


Spiral staircase--don't look down or you'll get dizzy!





I look way too happy to be climbing all those stairs. It wasn't really that bad, but I tried to take it easy, pausing on the landings as needed. I wasn't there to work out or sweat more.



Jillian was hoisted up into this window sill by Grampa to wave at us.







Mom, Jill, and Jim waving from the top.





Here's a local that we met at the lighthouse.



And here is our view of Jill, Mom, Jim, and the stroller (with Elliott in it) from the top, zoomed in. Elliott wasn't allowed up since he can't walk, and he wasn't allowed to be carried, either.
Fun time, just very hot.

AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR TRIP TO FLORIDA!!!