Drakes Raid

First, for the folks at Isle of Hope.  Bill and I were walking through the plaza yesterday and look who came running up to us to say hello.

Yup, they have made it this far.  They are doing great, have been here for about a week but said they will be moving on soon.  They said the people here are not as friendly because they don't like them hanging out in the plaza.  It was good to see them though.  Pam, I showed them a picture of Olivia.  They said "awwwww...another dog?"

They do a lot of reenactments here.  Yesterday it was Sir Francis Drake's Raid on St. Augustine.  The raid happened on June 6, 1586.  23 ships with 2.000 Englishmen under Sir Francis Drake's command approached St. Augustine's harbor.  The next day there was a battle at the fort.  On the 8th they captured the fort and they drove the Spanish  rear guard from the city.  Drake then ordered the City sacked and burned, including the fort. 

The first reenactment was during the day in the park at the Fountain of Youth.  We opted not to go to that.  In the evening the soldiers marched down St. George Street.  Women running to warn us they were coming yelling "The Drake is Coming!!". 

This little pirate was going to defend his family by sitting on his dad's shoulders.

And here they come.  You could not break their concentration.

This woman actually looked scared.  I don't know if she knew what was going on.

There is so much history in this city.  Everyone should come to visit and spend at least a week here.  We are still exploring.

Patti and Bill  :-)