Drive to St. Augustine Florida along the coast via A1A

6am

Good Morning I am Driving up the East coast of Florida along A1A heading to St Augustine Florida. I will be taking Photos along the way and sharing them with you over the next couple of days so check back often and follow me on twitter.

What a beautiful start to a wonderful drive! I left at 5am and made it to Ormond beach just north of Daytona and got this shot of the sunrise. This is a drive I have taken a few times, it is a wonderful drive along the coast with small towns and sites along the way. I am looking forward to what this trip will bring…

8am

As I entered into Flagler county I seen a few Dolphins playing in the surf so I quickly pulled over reached back and grabbed my camera and just as I was about to open my door a motorcycle cop pulled right up to my door, lights flashing and says “No Parking zone move along!” He scared the shit out of me! He then politely tells me I can park just down the road all day if I like.

Just a few miles up the road I see the Flagler Pier, the waves look good and the surfers are enjoying them, there are several people fishing off the pier, all a silhouette with the morning sun. I got out and watched for a minuet and took this photo of a boy watching the surfers.

10am

I arrived at the St Augustine lighthouse around 10am as a keeper was doing some light maintenance.

St. Augustine was the site of the first lighthouse established in Florida by the new, territorial, American Government in 1824. According to some archival records and maps, this “official” American lighthouse was placed on the site of an earlier watchtower built by the Spanish as early as the late 16th century.  read more…

I crossed over the Matanzas River on the temporary bridge next to The Bridge of Lions.

The Bridge of Lions is a bascule bridge that spans the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Augustine, Florida. A part of State Road A1A, it connects downtown St. Augustine to Anastasia Island. Lions made of marble used to guard the bridge, begun in 1925 and completed in 1927 across Matanzas Bay. The lions were removed in February 2005, and are expected to return about five years from that date.read more…