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
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St Augustine Beach
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