St. Augustine Municipal Marina in St. Augustine, FL
THE FIRST COAST
Day #292: HAPPY EASTER TO ALL! Up at 6:45 A.M. for coffee, grapefruit, mini blueberry muffins and cookies. "Chrysalis" was to leave this morning but they had some issues with a leaking exhaust hose so they are staying in St. Augustine. Mike worked on navigation while I worked on three loads of laundry in preparation for leaving on Monday morning. Mike working on trip planning getting "Parrot Bay" to Charleston, South Carolina. At 11:00 A.M. Mike completed his navigation/trip planning and I completed the laundry. I called Amelia Island to confirm our reservation for Monday. The two of us had lunch onboard the boat before heading out to explore the St. Augustine Lighthouse. We walked over the Bridge of Lions for a total of 1.8 miles to the lighthouse. As we were getting close to the lighthouse the two of us saw multiple wood storks at a sign for the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park. We climbed the 219 stairs to the top of the lighthouse where we were able to see the Atlantic Ocean, St. Augustine and Anastasia Island. After leaving the lighthouse park I suggested heading to the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. The park had alligators, crocodiles, birds, snakes, etc. Mike and I had a great time. The two walked backed the 1.8 miles over the Bridge of Lions to get back to the marina. The two of us headed up to the flying bridge for happy hour. Sue from "Fratt House" came over. Her and Joe will be traveling with us to Amelia Island leaving at 6:30 A.M. Mike and I joined Alex, Deb, Gil and Samantha for ice cream and a walk in St. Augustine. The group said their goodbyes again.
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| A closer look at one of the lions from the Bridge of Lions. |
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| "Parrot Bay" from the Bridge of Lions. |
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| The lions on the other side of the Bridge of Lions. |
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| Wood Stork |
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| Mike and I could see multiple wood storks in the trees at the Alligator Farm. |
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| Maritime Hammock as the coast line receded, creating stabilized beach dunes that allow for larger growth trees. Through maritime hammocks extend the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, the specific mix of live oak, red bay, and cabbage palm found in this maritime hammock extends from southern Georgia to Cape Canaveral. |
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| Beautiful views from the top of the lighthouse. |
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| View from the top of the lighthouse of the Bridge of Lions. |
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A look at the Atlantic Ocean from the top of the lighthouse.
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| Looking at the very top of the lighthouse. |
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| Fresnel Light |
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| How many steps that it took to get to the top of the St. Augustine Lighthouse. |
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| I thought that this would be a great idea to try out. |
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Dwarf Caiman 
Dwarf Caiman and Giant River Turtles. 
Albino Alligator 
UGH!!! 
Check out the little albino alligator.
Look how large that mouth is!!! 
Siamese Crocodiles 
Look at that head!!! 
Look at the head and the body!! 
Mike taking a break on the alligator bench. 
Going to take a trip down under. 
Komodo Dragon 
White-Crowned Hornbill 
Mike told I to take a picture of this sign and to follow him to see Maximo. 
Meet Maximo! 
Tortoise 
Just lounging around. 
Komodo Dragon 
Check out the tongue. 
Check out those teeth. 
Lesser Sunda Python 
Baby Snowy Egrets.  Roseate Spoonbill 
Check out the bill.
Look at the bird poo on the nose! 
Ring-Tailed Lemur 
Red Ruffed Lemur 
West African Crowned Crane 
Baby Roseate Spoonbill. 
Parrot 
Indian Gharial 
Rhyticeros cassidix 
Parrot 
Common Blue Parrot 
Toco Toucan
 A great place to visit!!
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