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Sleeping under the St Augustine Fortress

March 26, 2020 by chito

It's called Castillo de San Marcos and it's the oldest masonry castle in the US. The castle, built in 1672, protects the city of St Augustine and defend Spain's claims to the New World. The Castillo design evolved from the medieval castle. A towering castle was too vulnerable to artillerist. So they lowered their target-like walls, and added large mounds of dirt to stop … [Read more...] about Sleeping under the St Augustine Fortress

St Augustine Beach

March 25, 2020 by chito

Today we visited St Augustine Beach and was impressed that it was fairly unencumbered. Since this is Spring Break season and the record-breaking temperatures soared to near 90 F, the beach would normally be packed. It doesn't appear that people are been diverted to St John's from other locations, but it's not the weekend yet, and once people get wind that St Aug is open, the … [Read more...] about St Augustine Beach

After I retired from the Navy, I attended George Washington University to earn my MBA. I left with a diploma, and with a food tech startup called RUNINOut. Our goal was to add as many restaurants, stores and attractions to the directory and after running it for five years, I felt I had oversaturated the local Washington, DC market. It was time to take RUNINOut on the road. In order for my startup to grow, I had to add more restaurants – that meant getting outside the Beltway and exploring the highways and byways in small town suburbia. I bought a truck and drove cross-country for two years. Here's my adventures in the Washington, DC area and beyond.

Sleeping under the St Augustine Fortress

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