The Wandering Disciple

St. Augustine, Florida: Well we made it through the cold night. The lowest I noticed the temp overnight was 40 degrees. That last minute stop at Wal-Mart to grab a heater paid off as it did the trick to keep the tent just warm enough to get through the night. Now if only I wouldn’t had forgotten the air mattresses. The cold night rewarded us with a spectacular sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. We headed to the boardwalk overlook to watch the sun peak over the horizon and welcome us to a new day of adventures. Today was going to be a busy day so we began by heading for breakfast. We decided to have breakfast at Wildflower Café on A1A in St. Augustine Beach. They were highly recommended locally so we gave them a try. It was a bit pricey for breakfast but the food was delicious. My wife had a ham and cheese omelet and my son and I had pancakes. The best part of the meal was the bacon, I could have eaten a lot more but we had a town to explore. After breakfast we headed to Fort Mose Histori...

St. Augustine, Florida: All aboard!!! Hop aboard the red train for an entertaining tour of the nation’s oldest city. Ripley’s Sightseeing Train is your ticket to the history that awaits you in St. Augustine. Established in 1953, the red train is the oldest motorized tour in the city. They operate a continuous loop tour through the ancient city, making a total of 24 stops all with unlimited off/on privileges. Trains run every 20 minutes, allowing you to hop off and enjoy the sites without having to worry about how you will get to your next attraction. Here are the stops on the tour as well as some of the nearby major attractions: Stop One (Old Sugar Mill): Old Sugar Mill Stop Two (Welcome Center Train Station): Old Jail, Oldest Store Museum, Antique Carousel and Public Library Stop Three (Parking Garage and Visitor’s Center): St. Augustine Visitor’s Information Center and Playground. Stop Four (City Gates Train Station): Old Drug Store, Huguenot Cemetery and Tolomato Cemetery. Stop Five...

St. Augustine, Florida: Today we embarked on a weekend trip to the oldest city in the United States, St. Augustine, Florida for a camping adventure at Anastasia State Park. We decided to go off the beaten track for our trip.  Instead of taking the I-74/I-4/I-95 track that was recommended, we opted to go through Ocala National Forest. A short drive through the National Forest made it feel like we were no longer in Florida.  Rolling hills, trees with fall colors and the brisk cool breeze from the recent cold front made it feel like we were in Tennessee rather then the Florida peninsula.  We did not stop within the forest, but it is definitely a place I wouldn't mind visiting in the future. Once we left the forest, we travelled through the town of Palatka.  What a neat little town.  The brick buildings and break streets felt like the city was frozen in time in the 50's. Not much longer and we arrived at our destination, Anastasia State Park.  We checked into the campground and be...