Spring Break – St. Augustine Beach (April 2)

On Tuesday of our Spring Break, the weather cooperated (actually it was such a beautiful, clear-skied day—rare for this year it seems) and we were able to take a morning ferry over to Fort Matanzas National Park.  We’d been to the big old fort in old St. Augustine, but we’d never even taken the kids to the beautiful park across the intercoastal waterway from Fort Matanzas.  It was a fun adventure—especially getting out on a boat and we all learned about some of the history of the area, too (matanzas means slaughters in Spanish, btw—a lot of bloodshed in its heyday defending St. Augustine).



{you can see the fort across the matanzas river from this spot.}

{after the ferry ride, headed to the fort.}




{you’d have to ask jack what poppop was pointing out to him here—the problem with blogging about april in july, you just can’t remember everything!  :) }




After our excursion to Fort Matanzas and saying our goodbyes to Aunt Jacqui and Uncle Randy (so thankful they took a couple days off of work to spend with us), we spent the afternoon at the beach.  The kids had a ball again, paying no mind to the temperature of the ocean water.  (But notice, again, how far away the pictures are taken from…should’ve brought the zoom.  :) }