The trip across country was made more interesting with stops in Yuma to see the Browers (thanks for the cookies!) and Green Valley, AZ to see Uncle Mac and Aunt Sally. Green Valley is a beautiful little spot south of Tucson. Mac and Sal have a gorgeous view of the mountains from their living room.
Our first official stay in Florida was in the St. Augustine area. I had no idea that the town is the oldest continuously occupied European settlement in the country (since the 1500's). Below is a photo of Castillo de San Marcos built in 1672. No tractors, no cranes, just brute force and probably some leveraging of the physical sort! Those walls you see are made of coquina, soft shell rock and walls are 12 feet wide at base and 8 feet wide at the top. It even has a moat!The town is very walkable and loaded with history. It has been held by the Spanish, the English, the US and the Confederacy. My favorite is the oldest wooden schoolhouse in the United States.
The high point of the day was Larry being invited to join the Pirate and Treasure Museum.
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