What a nice relaxing day in St. Augustine. I walked to the coffee shop this morning for breakfast, did my laundry, cleaned my bike, and then went off to explore the "pedestrian mall" just a couple of blocks away.
Lots of ticky-tacky-tourist shops and a few nicer ones. I wanted to buy a more comfortable pair of shorts, as the zip-off pants ones are just not doing it for me. I went in a half-dozen shops advertising beach wear, and none of them had shorts! I finally gave up and bought a ......drum roll......DRESS! I haven't had a dress on in at least 10 years (except for Halloween and my birthday costume party), but it seems cool, comfortable and simple. And then the very next shop I went into of course had exactly the shorts I'd been looking for, so I bought them too.
I had to stop at the gourmet popsicle shop, where they had flavors like pineapple cilantro and pear chablis. I had the very tasty pear gin.
It was just a short walk over to Castillo San Marcos. It, like many of the older structures in town, is built out of coquina, which is basically sea shells.
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| Gate into the pedestrian mall |
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| Shells in the fort wall |
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| Shells in the pillars in the pedestrian mall |
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| Shells in the sidewalk |
I treated myself to a sinful breve for my afternoon coffee, and then spent a little time in the pool and hot tub. Then out to dinner with a subset of our group, where I had a mango daquiri that was possibly even better than the mango shave ice I had yesterday. I do love mangoes.
Since I've been experiencing so much neck and shoulder pain I had one of our guides look at my bike this morning but there wasn't much she could do other than tilt the handlebars upwards about 1/4 inch. I guess if it continues to bother me I'll consider shopping for a different stem to shorten my reach a bit.
One more day in Florida.
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