We stayed for two nights at Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine. This is Hopey staying cool, although I have no idea why she needed to stay cool because it was downright freezing. Actually, this picture may have been taken at Jetty Park in Port Canaveral. No, wait. I know where it was that she embarrassed the hell out of me by digging holes: Fort Wilderness in Disney. It was cold there, too, so I still don't see why she had to dig a hole to stay cool.
This is a grove of trees just outside the beach. I thought that the intricate flow of branches was interesting. That and the fact that the beach side of the trees were naked of leaves.
Now for some interesting facts. This is the conquina quarry on the outskirts of Anastasia State Park. Coquina is rock that is made of tiny shells. It is light enough to float, easily cut when wet, but nearly indestructible when completely dry. The Castillo De San Marcos was made of coquina stone. The fort was attacked four times and was never overtaken due to the coquina stone's impenetrable strength.
The Castillo de San Marcos was built nearly 350 years ago. Here you can still see the cut marks in the stone in the quarry's floor.
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