We are staying in the vicinity of St. Augustine. A historic little town, first explored in 1513 by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon in his search for the fountain of youth. In 1565 King Phillipp II sent Pedro Menendez de Aviles to colonize the new territory and he arrived on the Feast Day of St. Augustine and named the landing site after the Saint. It's coastal location made the town both strategic and vulnerable to pirates and the English.
The town is a great walking city with a narrow pedestrian street through old historic buildings. It has a very European feel, sort of a cross between Germany and the Renaissance Festival. Henery Flagler partner with John D. Rockefeller, arrived in St. Augustine in the 1880s and was the driving force behind turning the city into a winter resort for the wealthy northern elite. Among his many achievements he built the Alcazar hotel that now houses Flagler University in the heart of town.
Arriving back at the rig, we noticed that Blue was on the alert letting us know that a dog and owner had passed by the rig, too close for his comfort.
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