A week in St. Augustine

A short but memorable stay
As previously noted, we arrived in St. Augustine a week ago. Our visit here was a departure from most of our previous stops. Though we can't find much to complain about with respect to any of our stops, we (or at least I) found this stop to be the most pleasureable.

After a horrible experience with Enterprise Car Rental, we opted to
walk away before I did something I regreted. Finding a Avis car, we had a great two days with the car and got a ton of good running around done. The Avis owner was courteous and very professional, albeit intense as he was ex-military (retired). The car and running around was good and productive but not the purpose for the good visit in St. Augustine.

St. Augustine and the St. Augustine cruisers Net made me feel at home and over all the town felt like it could be home. Not so fast though, it seems this place does this for a number of people, and we met quite a few who either cruised by and came back and never left, or just couldn't or wouldn't go any further. One of whom were from California, and even others who were from New Zealand; putting down roots enough to found a local college.

To do in St. Augustine
If arriving by boat you have a few choices in marinas; the City Marina at St. Augustine, where the Cruisers net seems to be focused, Hidden harbor, for an inexpensive visit overall, and River Bend, convenient to the big box stores and the theater. In any of these places, the peopel are likely going to be freindly and very helpful.

While here a trip to the Lightner Museum and the Fort are a must do. The town square puts on a Christmas lighting event, and has a pretty cool fleamarket. The side streets are dotted with lots of local art galleries and other museums, including a Spanish War Hospital. Though we didn't partake, a train tour and horse and buggy ride seem to be a great way to get a sense of it all.

Maybe we'll make this one of our regular stops?