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We arrived to St Augustine without incidence, which is ALWAYS good :) We stayed at Beachcomber RV resort on Velano Beach, a nice park because of its location but the roads through the park are rutted and potholed. The place could use some TLC but it is right across from a great beach. Which is awesome because…. it allows dogs!!
Well we really took advantage of taking the dogs to the beach, we walk about 3 miles every morning up and down, it has been gorgeous days! I wish i were not so swamped with work I really wanted to get out and enjoy more. I did get out to fish a couple days, catching a pompano each time.
We met some of Sharon’s family, ones Sharon has not seen for ten years or so. I know it seems to be a re-occuring theme lately. We met Aunt Shirley, her daughter Brandy and her daughter Christina. Along with Brandy’s husband Steve. The first night we just met Shirley and briefly Christina at Shirley’s house. I want to thank Shirley for her hospitality she whipped up homemade corn muffins, and leftover chili with a side of real mac and cheese in a matter of minutes! The chili was what I call “craveable” I could have kept eating and eating.
The next night we went to dinner with Shirley, Brandy, Steve and another couple they were friends with. Started out we were going to eat at the AleWerks brewpub, but the brewery is closed for upgrades, then it was the Sunset Grill, but they were closed for two weeks, the next choice was Gypsy Cab Company which turned out to be a great choice. We had a nice time, everyone was so nice and interesting. Seemed I could have talked to everyone there for hours. The coconut crusted tofu Sharon got was awesome and we picked up a bottle of their house dressing, the Gypsy Dressing :)
We finally managed to get to a dog park, something it feels we have not been able to get to in a few weeks. The park was in Treaty Park, St Augustine. A nice park, good size, two areas for different size dogs, water fountains and plenty of seating. At first no dogs were there so we hiked the boardwalk and trails for a bit, but come 5 o’clock, dogs came out of the woodwork. Jack and Jinjer played with the big dogs for a bit until another little puggle showed up, Sophie. She was cut puggle, one year old but 20 lbs lighter than Big Jack :) She was very energetic, a little unfocused but sweet, our puggles fell in love with her instantly. They ran and ran, and Jinny showed how she runs like the wind. I thought at first looking at Sophie she would outrun Jinny, but Jinny kept up stride for stride and where Sophie would slip taking a corner, Jinny hugged it like a porsche. She was so much stronger. Although in the long run Sophie may have more endurance because she is the same height as Jinny, just 10 lbs lighter.
On the way home from shopping for frames for the HudsonSeaFest we found a Thai restaurant on the edge of Jacksonville. Thai Palace had great food, we have added it to the lists. The peanut sauce we believe had cinnamon added to it, and the yellow curry was the bomb! The prices were great, atmosphere and service were top-notch. We highly recommend it.
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