When we were in St. Augustine we heard of another fort, a sister fort to the large one in city proper. There is a short and free ferry ride over to the one sole building, no larger than 50 feet square and maybe 35 feet high. The ranger was the most interesting I have heard, weaving a less than momentous history of the fort with a lot of U.S. history insluding presidential history. The small crowd was spellbound by the 10 minute talk.
The picture of the river shows the layout of the land it was built to protect passage. St. Augustine was vulnerable to attack without it. The fort is about ten miles south of the city. Fort Mantanzas is the smallest national monument in the states.
After saying goodbye to the splendid town of St. Augustine we headed south stopping for four nights a few miles away from Kennedy Space Center. Opting for touring the nation's space port instead of a visit to Orlando and its many attractions, our decision was rewarded by a thoroughly enjoyable day. It was bigger than life and between walking in the midst of rockets, experiencing two IMAX movies about Hubble and the Space Station, we traveled with the astronauts and almost experience what it would be like to be in a gravity-free environment. And, yes, each of us actually touched a moon rock.
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