St. Augustine: Touring South on Hwy A1A – Friday – Oct 30, 2014

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We had hopes to spend our last day with Bill and Chris enjoying some surf fishing. 

However, while the day was beautiful, the temps were cool and the winds were strong. 

 

So we made a new plan… 

 ROAD TRIP !!

 

Back in 1995, Bill and I traveled most of Hwy A1A through Florida.   

Our memory was of a very beautiful ride. 

We decided to revisit the stretch of it from St. Augustine Beach to Flagler Beach.

 

 

A – World Golf Village 

B – Castillo de San Marcos 

C – Funky Pelican, Flagler Beach 

D – Washington Oaks Garden State Park

 

 

 

We headed back across The Bridge of Lions to pick up Bill and Chris.

 

  

They are staying at the Renaissance Hotel in The World Golf Village.

 

 

 

First stop of the day, Castillo De San Marcos. 

 

Chris and I had visited here yesterday, but thought the boys might enjoy seeing it!!

 

 

They enjoyed our short visit and then we headed south along Hwy A1A.

  It is a pretty ride, but taking photos from the car does not work well.

  So my first photo opportunity came when we reached our lunch destination.

 

 

Lunch was OK.  The name was more interesting than the food ;o)

 

Time with friends is really what it is all about anyway!!!

 

After lunch, we started our drive back north on Hwy A1A.

 

I had marked two possible places to explore: 

Washington Oaks Gardens State Park and Fort Matanzas National Monument.

 

As we headed north,

we came to Washington Oaks Garden State Park first.

 

 

We had no idea what to expect.

 

We paid our $5 per car entrance fee and were pleasantly surprised!!

 

 

 

Of course, this was not really garden season weather,

but our walk through the grounds was beautiful!!

 

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The Formal Rose Garden still had a few beautiful blooms to enjoy :o))

 

 

 

The rest of the grounds were really beautiful as well.

 

 

This is definitely a place to return if we are in the area!!

 

As we were leaving the grounds,

we realized that across the highway was another section of the State Park called

The Rocks !!
 

 

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We had a wonderful afternoon exploring the park. 

 

Before we knew it, it was time to head back and say, “See Ya Laters” to Bill and Cris.

 

 

Can’t wait until the next time

you can come out and play :o))