{"id":264,"date":"2022-05-21T21:22:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T21:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2022-05-21T21:22:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T21:22:54","slug":"daytona-to-st-augustine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=264","title":{"rendered":"Daytona to St. Augustine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We leave Daytona early, around 7:30 AM, and head for St. Augustine, a journey of approximately 50 miles. We try not to think too much about it being Friday the 13th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"984\" height=\"722\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-35.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-35.png 984w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-35-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-35-768x564.png 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-35-850x624.png 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 984px) 100vw, 984px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We stay on the ICW the entire way and encounter only one bridge that has to be opened, the LB Knox Bridge with a clearance of only 15 feet dead center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7910_Trim_Trim.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption><strong><em>15 miles north of Daytona, the LB Knox Bridge spans Halifax Creek at mile marker 816<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s another beautiful day.  We have really been lucky with the sunshine as of late!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/to-at-augustine-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All is going well until a swarm of nasty striped horse flies, aka greenheads, board Prime 11 and decide to have lunch on us, literally.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"999\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-1024x999.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-1024x999.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-1536x1498.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-2048x1997.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-850x829.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/horse-fly-1320x1287.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>The attacker<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Similar to the mosquito, only the female horse fly makes a meal out of humans, horses and hogs.  Again, she is seeking blood for her eggs. However, unlike the mosquito which just pierces the skin and often goes undetected, this aggressive horse fly boasts of a mandible, shaped like a scissors, and cuts right through the skin.  If that&#8217;s not enough, it also has hooks to lock in and feed better. You definitely know you were bit as it is quite painful, and often, as I experienced, you will bruise from it too.  So, needless to say, I spent the last leg of our journey swatting at these pesky flies. We just hope their journey on Prime 11 ends at our Marina, Rivers Edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/rivers-edge-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>River&#8217;s Edge Marina<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>River&#8217;s Edge Marina is a little over a mile from historic St. Augustine.  The marina of our choice, the downtown municipal city dock, was full the weekend of our arrival. Although we would rather have been downtown, Rivers Edge is close to a Winn Dixie and West Marine, so the location is not all bad.  They also have a restaurant, Hurricane Patty&#8217;s, which had live music every night that we could listen to from our boat.   Several nights were pretty good, and one was, let&#8217;s just say, the opposite of easy listening.  We never ate there, so I can&#8217;t comment on the food. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like many tourists, we bought tickets for the Old Town Trolley.  We find these tours are a great way to get the lay of the land and then return to the sights that interest you. Below are highlights of beautiful St. Augustine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/trolley-tour-890x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270\" width=\"848\" height=\"975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/trolley-tour-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/trolley-tour-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/trolley-tour-768x884.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/trolley-tour-300x345.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/trolley-tour-850x978.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/trolley-tour.jpg 1276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>All Aboard!<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-850x637.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/museum-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Lightner Museum<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-510x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-510x1024.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-768x1541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-766x1536.jpg 766w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-1021x2048.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-300x602.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949-850x1705.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7949.jpg 1120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>The sign says it all<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/fontain-of-youth-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>ditto!<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"997\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-997x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-997x1024.jpg 997w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-768x789.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-1495x1536.jpg 1495w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-1993x2048.jpg 1993w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-300x308.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-850x873.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7984-1320x1356.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 997px) 100vw, 997px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>The Cathedral Basilica, founded Sept. 8, 1565, America&#8217;s First Parish<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7981-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, opened in 1695, is the oldest masonry fort in the continental US<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7975-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Reenactment on the day we were there<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-1024x822.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-1024x822.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-300x241.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-768x617.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-1536x1233.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-2048x1644.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-850x682.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7944-1-1320x1060.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>The nation&#8217;s oldest street<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"874\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-874x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-874x1024.jpg 874w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-768x900.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-1311x1536.jpg 1311w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-1748x2048.jpg 1748w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-300x351.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-850x996.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/st-augustine66-1320x1546.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Just a beautiful home, nothing notable here!<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-850x638.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_7960-1320x990.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>If only the Old Senator could talk, the stories that would be told!<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-850x1133.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-1320x1760.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/old-senator-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>Looking up into the branches of the Old Senator.  It is not really that tall of a tree.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spanish Moss, that adorns the trees in this is part of the south, is quite beautiful.  To the French settlers, the plant reminded them of the beards of the Spanish Conquistadors, so they named the plant Spanish Beard, which later was interpreted into Spanish Moss.  However, the plant is not a moss, but an air plant. It does no harm to the trees.  However, to us, when it falls off the tree and lands on the ground, it can become a home to chiggers&#8230;and those chiggers are not something you want finding your tender skin.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a great time visiting St. Augustine.  We didn&#8217;t get to do and see everything, but we enjoyed our brief stay.  Our time is up, as the crossing to Hilton Head, SC looks good tomorrow.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We leave Daytona early, around 7:30 AM, and head for St. Augustine, a journey of approximately 50 miles. We try not to think too much about it being Friday the 13th. 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