Fountain of Youth Saint Augustine

The drive to Saint Augustine was a beautiful one. It was a gorgeous day warm and sunny! Yeah! We took A1A south which winds thru some really high end coastal towns, by some beautiful golf courses, amazing homes and beautiful views of the Atlantic. It was an awsome drive! Once there we started doing the touristy things stopping first at the Fountain …

St. Augustine was good. Not great, but good. There is a restaurant in St. Augustine called the "Scarlett O'Hara" with a "Rhett Butler" bar!!!! I sooo wanted to eat there, but either it was closed or the prices were too high--I can't remember which reason it was that we didn't eat there. I wish we'd just gone ahead and eaten there, though, if it was …

... district onto St George St. We walked about for an hour, saw lots of shops and historic sites. St Augustine is where Ponce De Leon found the Fountain of Youth, however we did not go into the archeological gardens to see the waters. We know that we are ...

... him considerable discomfort and he doesn't feel up to a lot of walking today.  We started with a visit to the Fountain of Youth - Will the waters reverse the stiffening in our joints?  Once again we are glad we are seeing these places out of ...

... 19 year old of exceptional quality and abilities.  After a short stint as Governor of Cuba he decided to find the Fountain of Youth that was supposed to be on that outcrop of tropical land he had found with Christopher Columbus.  Ponce De Leon ...

... drink a glass. I haven't felt the same since... It's a little to touristy weird,but what the heck! It is something you need to do to say you have drank from the fountain of youth. Day 5 Hang out...grocery shop..decorate a little bit for ...

... hour or so and then suggested we go for a drive before we lost our daylight.    We drove past The Fountain of Youth as this was the place where the famous Ponce de Lion discovered the fountain.   We will investigate this more closely ...

... Ocean, but did not find the pictures with this group.   ST AUGUSTINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please visit the next blog on Orlando to view more pictures of ...

... St. Augustine is just a wonderful old world town. A Spanish explorer by the name of Ponce De Leon was searching for the fountain of youth and came ashore here in 1513. The city was established in 1565 and is the oldest city continuously inhabited in the ...

... across from them on the other settee.  We got up this morning and rented a car to tour St. Augustine.  We went to the Fountain of Youth where we already feel like our wrinkles are diminishing as a result of our visit.  We then ...

... went back up to Saint Augustine and did the tourist thing.  Took a trolley tour of the Old Town and went to the Fountain of Youth.  I drank from the fountain but not so sure I feel any different.  Cold damp and rainy today...mid 50's all ...

... the city as a historic site.            After lunch we went to Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth. Ponce de Leon lived to the ripe old age of 61. We had a drink from the fountain and so we will see! ...