It’s the beginning of summer and, of course, Amy has been without a day of time off in so long she’s about to lose her mind. What does that mean for our family? A last minute decision to take a trip somewhere! We made it easy this time, though – the Beach was the destination for us. The only issue was which beach?
Recently, we had made several trips to Beaufort, SC. And, to be fair, we are still quite fond of it! It’s got the rustic charm of a Savannah or Charleston without nearly the amount of people. And it’s got great beaches at Hunter beach. We have also been so many other places along the gulf and south east Atlantic coastline. Amy was born and raised going to Savannah and Tybee Island. We spent many summers visiting Pensacola and Orange Beach portions of the panhandle – and even one year had made our way to Myrtle Beach. Though we found that a bit too commercial. We wanted to check out someplace new!
So we made our way to St. Augustine, Florida! Woohoo! A new beach – the Atlantic side of Florida. And honestly not that much further away than many of the other beaches we regularly visit. Our search for a place to stay was on! Oh, and yeah – can we not keep doing last minute bookings?! Now, lets see the temporary digs…
Check it out! Talk about an AirBNB find?! Wait – why are there canons on our house? Oh no. My bad. This was actually the historic Castillo de San Marcos on the Matanzas river. Look – Amy and Rowan enjoyed exploring and learning about the history of this defensive juggernaut together. In fact, Rowan was able to help finish (no, seriously – he helped!) a little quiz that allowed him to get a Jr. Park Ranger badge and certificate! Nice job, Rowan! He answered questions about the color of the soldier’s uniforms and even helped identify what the fort looked like from above (a turtle!). We had fun visiting this mighty fort – but goodness gracious it was hot that day!
But let’s be real. A vacation to the beach is about the beach, right? So let’s get to some fun beach pictures!
We had a lot of fun on this short getaway. It was good to see somewhere new and experience new things as a family! We are always so thrilled to see Rowan’s excitement as he explores new things. There’s nothing more motivating than his exuberance for life! Lets finish this little journey into our St. Augustine trip with a video reel of some of our captured videos during our time in Florida. Don’t worry, Rowan – it’s totally okay to be materialistic at the age of 2!
