Day 4: St. Augustine, FL

Day 4 Miles: 81.9

Total Miles: 941

Day 4 Expenses: $110.52

Activities- $63.52

Food- $35

Lodging- $12

We highly recommend boondocking-- saved a lot of money and met a cool new person. And we couldn't have asked for a closer site to our day's activities! Woke up this morning after sleeping in a little, had some oatmeal and took our bikes on a short 5-minute ride to the Old Town Trolley Tour Welcome Center. Another trolley, another old town! St. Augustine is the "oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement within the borders of the continental U.S," established in 1565.

St. Augustine Hop-On/ Hop-Off Trolley Tour- $23.17/ ea. (9am-3pm)

We really just rode the trolley around and listened to the tour most of the day, hopped off & walked around a little but didn't really go in to many of the museums or other sites. The Old Jail was the one place we did go, and it was pretty fun.

(Old St. Augustine Village with cute cobblestone streets and quaint little cafes and shops)

(Villa Zoryada Museum-- really cool Spanish architecture. We decided not to go inside, but loved walking around outside & the other area buildings)

(Lightener Museum)

Lunch: Scarlett O'Hara's- a pretty popular bar we were recommended. We shared a Sliders appetizer and the "Ultimate BBQ Dinner"

(The Oldest House- the oldest surviving colonial home in Florida)

* Late afternoon we rode back to get the camper and headed out on another two hour trek through the middle of nowhere, through the Ocala National Forest. Our campsite for the night was "Big Scrub" at the southern tip of the Ocala Forest. It was a primitive site, super cheap, and popular with ATV riders. We were content with the peace and quiet as it was virtually empty.

 

For dinner we grilled out! Cheeseburgers, grilled corn on the cob, and some potato chips. 

- Overnight: Big Scrub Campground, Ocala National Forest, Umatilla, FL- $12