This is a piece of the 'old Florida' roadside attractions.
A first in 1947, Mermaids perform synchronized ballet moves underwater while breathing through the air hoses - but no longer hidden in the scenery.
A first in 1947, Mermaids perform synchronized ballet moves underwater while breathing through the air hoses - but no longer hidden in the scenery.
They swim in a natural spring of circa 72F/22C year round.
For more history read on here -
Our trip was really to St Augustine for a family celebration, and we encountered stormy weather. St Augustine, founded in 1565, is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European and African-American origin in the United States. I guess I didn't take many pictures in the rain!
Of equal interest are the manatees at Blue Springs State Park - attracted by the 72F spring and the live oak trees at Fort Matanzas. I can also recommend a visit to the St Augustine Lighthouse.
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| See the baby? |
White Pelicans at Fort De Soto
Back at 'home' the dunes have been rebuilt after the end August Idalia hurricane, but washed out again in the mid December no name storm that rained on us in St Augustine - ah well you can't cheat mother nature.
December has been an unusually chilly and grey month for us, but still warmer than the UK!
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| Half the new rebuilt dunes gone since this picture |
One can see the Cape Canaveral launches on a clear day -- here's one:
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