Started out our drive around the southeast yesterday with a trip to St. Augustine. I expected traffic and congestion once we got into the central part of town, just because of it being such a tourist destination, but was surprised to find it nearly impassable. We shortly realized why, they were having a seafood and music festival. Since I'm traveling with my good luck charm though, we quickly found a parking spot right in front of the gate, for only 5 bucks! After wolfing down a few fried goodies and a beer , we spent the res of the afternoon walking the district, checking out cool old buildings, churches, forts, and carriage horses. From there we headed to Vilano Beach, an island to the north. Lured in by a giant kitschy MOTEL sign, we found it has turned into a sad, creepy ghost town of old Florida motor courts. Not a single one still in business, likely chased out by skyrocketing property taxes. Depressing, really. We are losing our local history in the name of "progress".
After that it was back onto A1 north through Ponte Vedra. We parked and walked out onto the most pristine and secluded beach I have ever seen in Florida. I even found a still-live mermaid's purse (google it), which I returned to the ocean. More people shold really take advantage of places like that, it's why we live here.
By sundown it was time to find our room for the night. Driving north all the way to Jacksonville beach, we found a glaring lack of basic motels. So with the aid of some free Starbuck's Wi-Fi, Jolie managed to score us a room at the Marriott resort at the Sawgrass Golf Course for half price. Go Hotwire!
Today we are off to Savannah, GA. Hopefully the Alamo Plaza Motor Court is still in operation. Stay tuned...
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1 comment:
Sounds like its a good thing you have your lucky charm. :)
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