North Beach Camp Resort and St. Augustine

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April 5th 2015

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The Tolomato River Beach

This is on the west side of the camp - soft sand, great sunsets and seems to be good fishing.

North Beach Camp Resort and St. Augustine

I’m keeping my promise of no blog redundancies so I’m not going to restate everything we love about this area. It is usually our first stop on our way to and from Florida. This time, our campsite was closer to the river side of the park than ever before and we like the westerly orientation. Fabulous sunsets and we had never paid much attention to the narrow river beach but now see how lovely it is. Our stay, during Florida schools’ spring Break, meant we saw more happy kids fishing, riding their bikes, playing catch, enjoying the pool and really having a blast in the great outdoors.

The Atlantic Ocean constantly resculpts the beach here. During this visit, the sand seems softer and low tide makes a way wider beach than we had ever seen before.

Our foray into the town of Saint Augustine resulted in some great buys – a metal fish about a foot long with saw-like teeth and the word "Cuda" at MetalArt, a gallery representing some 50 regional artists, and fun additions to my wardrobe at Cotton Ways! So happy to see St. Augustine’s Spanish Street and

Sunset Cruise

We watched this boat pass by!

environs looking spiffy – the new street scape is a far cry from the muddy construction project that local businesses and tourists endured when last we visited.

Jeremy, Chris and Erin still hold forth at the Reef restaurant where the martinis are icy and we were introduced to a crisp new Reisling from Four Graces. The menu has been tweaked a tad pate, ahi tuna, mussels, prime rib, and Caesar salads appeard on our tab. The Buffalo Rose trio played standards on our last night. Great vocals and wonderfully sounds from a wailing harmonica. Perfect way to end the stay.

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Joanne & Wes DeVoe

Silver Back Cuda

We are a couple, now in our early 70's, traveling in a 34" Holiday Vacationer Motor Home. Wes is a GE pensioner who just ended a 50 + year career, most recently consulting with the company. Joanne is a Public Relations specialist who runs her own "boutique" agency. Fall of 2015 began our 13th year keeping this travel blog. In the winter, we travel to and through Florida. We plan our route to include places of interest going to and fro and have included Williamsburg, Baltimore, Washington DC, St. Augustine, Savannah, Charlestown, Myrtle Beach, Florida's Pan Handle, New Orleans, Atlanta, Memph... full info