Castillo de San Marcos

As seen from outside. Nowhere as physically impressive as the ones we visited in San Juan and Cartagena, but this one won us over in terms of educational material.

A Weekend of Discovery

November 5th 2016
Jeff and I went to St. Augustine, Florida in early November to celebrate the wedding of one of his former divers. I initially wasn't terribly excited about going to Florida as I thought anything outside Miami would be flat, humid, and full of boring planned communities. My interest was piqued, however, when I cursorily googled St. Augustine and I discovered that it is the oldest continuously inhab ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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