We go to Fort Matanzas today. There is a free ferry that goes over to the Fort every half hour.
Dogs not allowed on the ferry but they do have a nice 1 mile boardwalk where we can take him for a stroll.
Time to go to the boarding area
The ferry is coming back in
Almost there
A juvenile White Ibis is waiting for us on the dock
It's a fairly small fort. Built in 1740 to control the Matanzas Inlet - the southern entry to St. Augustine. It is the only Spanish fortified watchtower in the Continental USA,
I can't pass up the ladder to the top
The views are amazing
In 1565 Spain crushed an attempt by France to Control Florida by slaughtering a a French Colony 40 miles north of here near Jacksonville. The inlet then became known as Matanzas - Spanish for slaughter
Cozy quarters
This Snowy Egret is having a bad hair day
This Great Egret caught dinner
A beautiful day to tour the Fort.
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