Roaming St Augustine

2038-01-19T03:14:07Z

On Sunday I went roaming St. Augustine, FL.
To Ripley's Believe It or Not museum, then to the old fort.

Nephew getting souvenirs at Ripley's.

Moo.

Reminds me that, it's almost Halloween. YAY!

The "spinning tunnel" at Ripley's.
You walk down a pathway, and the walls around you are spinning.

I took the photo above with a flash.
In reality, the walls are glowing under a blacklight as they spin.
So really, it looks more like this:

On thee way out, at the goft shop, Nephew ot a harmonica.
While we decided where we were going to go next, he sat outside playing it.

Hot, sunny day.

We headed to the old fort on the water next.

Took this as we were walking to the entrance.

The fort I''m tlaking about is the Castillo de San Marcos,
a Spanish built fort located in the city of St. Augustine, Florida.
Construction lasted twenty-three years, being completed in 1695.

Sleeping area

The fort was built of coquina, a type of shellstone indigenous to the area.
Nephew checking out a chunk of it:

Another sleeping area

The fort was also used as a prison, including where it kept Indians from 1875-1887:

This area is interesting. It's very small, you can barely stand up in it without
hitting your head. It wasn't even known to exist until a cannon fell through from
the walkway above, opening it up. Upon closer look, there were skeletons all in it.
No one is sure who the skeletons are though, or why they were there.

Heading up to the 2nd floor

Fire!!

Looking out of a peephole from one of the towers

Canons below

Flag flown over fort

Umm..

Sun slowly setting

Looking up into one of the towers

And out of a tower

Close up of the fort walls

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It was meant to look like he was stuck.
It looks like he's pooping instead though. hah

Canon

Canon against sun

Then heading back downstairs to leave.

Fun =D

Matt Ferrell

Roaming St Augustine