Besides Disney while in Florida, made some other visits, such as to this Fort in Saint Augustine Florida. It dates to the 1600's and was built by the Spanish. I liked touring that, have been to it before in previous visits, but liked taking Kaye, her son and grandson there to see it.
Amazing piece of history and a fun place to wander around as is St Augustine, Florida. Sadly time was not on our side we had some other things to do, but those were also cool..and just up the road from St. Augustine. We visited the fort on Feb 18.
Went to Marineland to feed and pet the dolphins. I had been to Marineland, but had never done that and it was a great time. Those are wonderful and amazing creatures and it was a real joy to do that. The staff there made it a real experience and was glad do it it. I had seen them before, and has been to shows where they perform before, but getting up close and personal was an amazing thing. They are wonderful creatures and amazingly smart. We also did this on February 18.
Had to see the Atlantic, being based in Orlando that is not nearby but also on Feb 18 we got to see the ocean. In fact headed back toward Daytona onA1A which was a wonderful drive. The ocean is a remarkable thing as well, though got to see quite a few back in the 70's in the USN, but I never tire of visiting it...sort of like an old friend to me. We had a great time checking out St. Augustine, Marineland, and driving (and stopping) on A1A.
Finally on the 20th we went to Daytona for the Budweiser Duels...and that was a great time. Have been to the track and all, but had never seen a race there. While it was a qualifying race, was still cool, and the second one ended with a crash. The Budsweiser Clydesdales were there, and of course all the stars of Nascar.
Dale Jr by the way won the race a few days later which I watched from the comfort of my living room in Richmond, VA. That was delayed by rain, we on the other hand only saw a little bit of rain the day we left Florida. Great weather, but Richmond is planning for some more winter surprises in the next few days!
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