Due to the holiday, we only managed to get a two-night reservation so after a quick check of the facilities we headed straight out to explore! After a quick Cuban lunch we headed to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument—pristine and educational! From there we expanded our science studies with a tour and tasting at Whetstone Chocolates—highly recommended! As we are on a budget, we hit Pizzalleys for their awesome weekday happy hour food and drink specials—the whole crew loved it! We closed the night wandering around the town and enjoying the holiday lights.
After a morning repair to the dinghy engine (replacing the pull-start cord) we hit the St. Augustine Distillery for a fantastic, generous tour and tasting! After returning our goodies to the boat and knocking out a round of mini golf, we hit Barley Republic’s happy hour before heading to our first St. Augustine Cruisers Net social at the Dog Rose Brewing Company! This is a fabulous bunch of folks, and we got to meet up with friends from our old spot in Maryland (Photo credit to “John Sparrow”)!
We ended the night with ice cream and a walk through the city. As first-timers we are impressed! The marina’s amenities and staff are wonderful and the town has a lot to offer. I’d like to visit again when it’s not a holiday week to see what the normal vibe is, but we definitely want to come back! For now, we wait to see if our standby request for two more nights makes it through the queue! 🤞🏼
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