On Monday we went exploring the historic quarter in St Augustine, America's oldest city. Populated by the indigenous Indian tribes before being founded by the Spanish in 1565, St Augustine and the state of Florida grew and prospered under Spanish, British, French and American rule. There is too much to see in one day. Lesley took us in 2004 and we saw the Castillo de San Marcos and the Fountain of Youth... this time we wandered through the Colonial Spanish Quarter - 'Step back in time to the 1740's - visit with the blacksmith, carpenter or leather-maker as they go about their daily activities in the area's only living history museum'. We also saw 'The Oldest Wooden School House in the USA' - picture with me outside the building, built prior to 1763.
After a few hours, we drove south, arriving at Daytona Beach at Lesley and Jim's house!
Let's just be clear that WEREN'T teaching in 1763!
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