I have been exploring the historic fort, Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine since I was a child. I remember the hot sweaty summers spent darting from room to room, the touch of the rough shells of the coquina walls, the grooves worn into the steps to the roof, testament to soldiers long dead, the impossibly high narrow slits of windows and that little secret room in the northeast corner- more on that later. This fortress, built in 1672, had been my first encounter with something ancient and I couldn’t wait to introduce this old stomping ground to my own kids.
Castillo de San Marcos
St. Augustine Revisited
It seems that not a year can go by without a quick jaunt to America’s oldest city by the sea, St. Augustine, Florida. Also known as the most haunted city, most historic, really cool place..and the list goes on. This year I returned to my fave place with my daughter and took a tour. School…