Thursday, August 10, 2006
Brief rest
I just got back from a short trip to the family place in St. Augustine. To be honest I wasn't in the mood to go but, Meghann insisted on it. The drive down was long...its about 5-6 hours from ATL plus the extra hour it took to get out of town on a friday night! One of my brothers was there at the time too with several of his friends. I was a little stressed out about this because we were really hoping to have the place to ourselves.
Picture from the balconey.
My fears were unfounded though as everything seemed to work out. By leaving friday night we were able to make use of the whole next day and my brother and his friends were fun to be around. I was even happier that they were there when a water hose burst in the condo above us and sent water pouring into our place! Its no fun returning home to water coming in every vent, light fixture, and seam in the ceiling. All the extra peeps came in handy while trying to stem the flow of water into the condo. We managed to get the place cleaned up and were able to prevent damage to any electronic equipment and furniture. Christ, I hate to think what we would have lost if we hadn't been down for the weekend!
A couple photos of Old Town that I took from the Castillo De San Marcos.
Something I always enjoy about St. Agustine is the restaurants! They must have one for every variety and country and nearly all of them are good. If you are ever in the area, check out Saltwater Cowboys and Matanzas Innlet. Those are my favs but, there are plenty more.
Picture from the balconey.
My fears were unfounded though as everything seemed to work out. By leaving friday night we were able to make use of the whole next day and my brother and his friends were fun to be around. I was even happier that they were there when a water hose burst in the condo above us and sent water pouring into our place! Its no fun returning home to water coming in every vent, light fixture, and seam in the ceiling. All the extra peeps came in handy while trying to stem the flow of water into the condo. We managed to get the place cleaned up and were able to prevent damage to any electronic equipment and furniture. Christ, I hate to think what we would have lost if we hadn't been down for the weekend!
A couple photos of Old Town that I took from the Castillo De San Marcos.
Something I always enjoy about St. Agustine is the restaurants! They must have one for every variety and country and nearly all of them are good. If you are ever in the area, check out Saltwater Cowboys and Matanzas Innlet. Those are my favs but, there are plenty more.
