15/01: Short Excursion
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
As John arrived at the condo with some stomach issues and I arrived with my cold we took it easy the first few days. John was still not feeling well today, so Carol, Ed, Zaph, Cait and I decided to go for a drive and give John a chance to rest in a quiet condo. We drove south down the coast from St. Augustine Beach and stopped at Fort Matanzas.
Cait and Zaph were eager to lead the way down the boardwalk.
The path took us through the forest and out to the beach. We saw several types of licken including red, white and green ones. There were also a number of air borne plants growing on the trees.
At the beach the tide was out so we were able to see the Oyster beds.
Full alert.
The Live Oaks were interesting to look at as always.
We decided to skip viewing the actual fort until John is able to come. A bit further down the beach we stopped at a boardwalk just past Marineland of Florida. Here we saw a sign telling us that Marineland was originally Marine Studios. It was popular with the tourists but was also used to film movies like the Creature from the Black Lagoon and shows like Seahunt. Today Marineland offers hands on dolphin experiences like swimming with the dolphins or learn to be a dolphin trainer.
On the beach we saw some some rocks called Coquina, a type of limestone made from compressing tiny coquina clams for thousands of years.
We headed home shortly after this as Ed became ill. Hopefully, we'll all be well soon.
Cait and Zaph were eager to lead the way down the boardwalk.
The path took us through the forest and out to the beach. We saw several types of licken including red, white and green ones. There were also a number of air borne plants growing on the trees.
At the beach the tide was out so we were able to see the Oyster beds.
Full alert.
The Live Oaks were interesting to look at as always.
We decided to skip viewing the actual fort until John is able to come. A bit further down the beach we stopped at a boardwalk just past Marineland of Florida. Here we saw a sign telling us that Marineland was originally Marine Studios. It was popular with the tourists but was also used to film movies like the Creature from the Black Lagoon and shows like Seahunt. Today Marineland offers hands on dolphin experiences like swimming with the dolphins or learn to be a dolphin trainer.
On the beach we saw some some rocks called Coquina, a type of limestone made from compressing tiny coquina clams for thousands of years.
We headed home shortly after this as Ed became ill. Hopefully, we'll all be well soon.