We are now in Florida and the weather is wonderful. Nanc said it is the first time she has ever worn shorts in December. It has been sunny and in the 70's for four days. We toured another historical fort, Castillo de San Marco in Saint Augustine. This fort was built out of stone by the Spanish in the 1600's to protect the city from pirates and foreign enemies. During our visit, there were hundreds of reenactors demonstrating how the British would have lived when they occupied the city and fort from 1763 to 1784. They had Fife and Drum Corps, musket and canon firings and a grand illumination night march through the streets which are decorated with over 2 million white lights. Following the night march, hundreds of people gathered in the town plaza under the lighted trees to sing Christmas carols. Yesterday we took a long (7 mile/3 hour) walk on the beach. It was great being outside walking in the surf and enjoying the sunshine. The beach here is very different from Hatteras where we have always gone to the shore. It is wide, flat and the sand is hard enough that people were riding bikes. We also toured the St. Augustine lighthouse. It is exactly the same design as the Corolla and Bodie Island lights in North Carolina. It offered a great view of both the beach and the city. We enjoyed walking the streets of St Augustine, the oldest city in America (1565). Many places including the oldest wood school house and the city gates have been preserved or restored.
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