Today was our one full day in St. Augustine, and we set off to be "typical" tourists for a short while. One of the many stops for the local tourist trolley is at our marina so we passed this trolley on our way out this morning. I know that none of you will believe this, but when the Admiral took just one glance at the tourist map when we checked into the marina, she saw the Pirates Museum and immediately said "We need to go there." Those words came out of the mouth of someone who only 18 months ago retired as the Associate Vice-President for Finance and Administration. Kind of a scary thought? 
So, we went directly to the pirate museum... The second picture shows the Admiral firing a cannon. Okay, please no jokes about loose or rolling cannons!
She did seem to linger over the exhibits of pirate treasure. Maybe I have not been buying her enough jewelry? Anyway, the museum was really well done, whereas I had been expecting something tacky. Some of the exhibits were "flat" as in just modern day paintings of famous pirates, but other exhibits were well done with realistic wax figures, real treasure, etc. I surprised myself by actually staying longer than the Admiral (?).
They made good use of interactive computers and realistic sounds. Plus, as you might imagine, the gift shop was really interesting. Then it was time for lunch at one of the many small restaurant/bars. I guess that alcohol is part of the pirate image?
There were "interesting" sights everywhere. One that I particularly liked was this Texas "wannabe" licence plate. I hope that they get there some day! Well, then it was nap time for me before the big grudge match...
Right at the front gate to the marina there was a pretty nice putt putt golf course. This picture shows me holding the score card. Good luck on trying to read who the winner was (but notice the smile).
For dinner, we set off on the electric scooters in search of food and tickets for the PowerBall lottery (estimated to be $425 million - cross your fingers).
Since it was rush hour, we used back streets, which as you can see are so narrow that they are one-way. After all, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied city in the US, and back in the 16th century there were only horses (and cows, pigs and chickens) with very few wagons in the streets. The streets could never be widened since buildings were built very close to the streets.
Why not dream a little? It never hurts to dream, and the lottery tickets are cheaper than a movie (or a gallon of fuel). Like there is this beautiful 90 foot yacht at the end of our pier...
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