Biscuit On The Move

Follow our travel adventures aboard M/V Biscuit, a 1989 42 Grand Banks Classic Trawler, Hull #1081.

Day 78 (7/8/26) – Layover in Saint Augustine

The man who started it all. Pedro Menéndez de Aviles settled Saint Augustine in 1565, making the city the oldest in America.
One of several resident peacocks.
Check out the oyster shells in the structure mix on the concrete wall. Pretty solid and climb proof!
Nothing like a cup of fresh gazpacho and half a Cuban for lunch! Highly recommend the Columbia Restaurant in Saint Augustine.
A little history. My family and I left Cuba in 1969, ten years after the Cuban Revolution. I grew up in New Orleans in a home full of great Cuban cooks. I have great appreciation for good Cuban food and have found it at every turn in Florida. It’s comfort food for me.
The Lightner Museum. Inside is a very eclectic collection of Gilded Age art and memorabilia, all housed in the elegant Hotel Alcazar built in 1888.
This gave me serious “Rosemary’s Baby” vibes…
Beautiful shell art. It reminded me of sailors valentines.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. It’s over 330 years old and is the oldest masonry fort in America.
Biscuit at rest at sunset, with historic Saint Augustine in the background.
Rob took this photo pre-dawn from our boat. Still trying to figure out what it was.

We’re off to Fernandina Beach/Amelia Island tomorrow as we inch closer to the Georgia state line! Until next time – sweet dreams!

bmheverly

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