When we visited Florida over New Year’s, I was yelling, “Fucking Florida!” within about 10 minutes of beingin the car. After having driven in 48 states, I can confidently say that Florida and New Jersey have the worst drivers. It was almost funny how, as soon as I crossed from Georgia into Florida, everything got stressful.
First stop: Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine. I’ve been here several times, and Alex got the stamp forme a few years ago, but I thought it would be nice to stop and get my own stamp. Nope!!! So much traffic and no parking anywhere near the fort! This is the closest I got!
Then I went to Fort Matanzas, the site of another Spanish-French massacre. (I felt really bad for the French!) The fort is just across this river, but there’s no bridgeso I would have had to wait over an hour for a ferry that they thought might not even run due to the weather. So once again, I didn’t actually get inside the fort.
But then it was time to visit one of my old Florida kick-it spots- Canaveral National Lakeshore. My uncle told me about this place when I was younger, and I’ve always preferred it to the craziness of Daytona (where my uncle lives).
I was worried it was going to rain
but it stayed north of me. Such a relaxing afternoon!
That night I stayed with my aunt and uncle in Daytona, and my aunt told me the hilarious story of collapsingat the finish line of a half marathon in Savannah and how she literally rolled across it to make sure her time was tracked. It was so good to see them!
That night I stayed with my aunt and uncle in Daytona, and my aunt told me the hilarious story of collapsingat the finish line of a half marathon in Savannah and how she literally rolled across it to make sure her time was tracked. It was so good to see them!
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