A FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH?

One of the ageless, feature attractions in St. Augustine, FL is the Fountain of Youth (above); the dream discovery of explorer Ponce de Leon in 1513.

It has been more than a week now since Sue enjoyed a hefty gulp from the fountain, and, *Gasp* nothing has happened.

She is taking it gracefully.

We arrived in St. Augustine Sunday, the 18^th after saying goodbye to TJ and family over a delightful brunch in Jacksonville.

While south-bound travelers begin to see palm trees in S. Carolina we had our first opportunity to express our appreciation to one of them personally (left) in this touristy town.

We enjoyed a stroll through the oldest part of town then lazed across the Bridge of Lions to an evening visit with the town’s historic lighthouse.  St. Augustine was founded in 1565 and is the oldest, continuously-occupied, European settlement in the US.

The non-historic features of the town are, well, touristy and the trolley ride cost $35 each with stops at a few of the “touristy” attractions so we reduced our planned stay to one night and rolled on south to Vero Beach on Monday the 19^th.

Except for a lazy refrigerator we got our camper-home up and hospitable in short order.  It wasn’t long until we were shopping for necessary provisions—and a Christmas tree; camper sized.  If I remember events correctly it was aglow before we managed to nudge the refrigerator into operation.

Why it refused to start initially remains a mystery.

 By Wednesday Sue had corralled a Comcast cable TV tech who arrived and installed that service—thus completing our transition into the comfort of winter life in our sub-tropical home.

Later that afternoon we realllly celebrated.   Wednesday was the first day of winter and Sue marked the occasion with this frolic on the beach—