Today is our last day in St. Augustine, Florida and the weather is perfect: sunny and warm. We spent the day in the Old Town and Lincolnville sections of St. Augustine with friends, Fred and Anne.
Our first stop was a return to La Herencia Cuban cafe on Aviles Street.. We'd been promised that the owner would be making a new batch of our favorite dessert, Tres Leches cake, by today.
This cake is very popular in Latin America, especially Mexico and Nicaragua. It'ss a yellow cake soaked in a mixture of three different types of milk: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and whole milk or heavy cream.
It's topped off with whipped creme frosting and a marischino cherry. In case you;d like to try making your own Tres Leches, here's a recipe. Delicioso!
After enjoying our fill of Tres Leches and Cuban coffee, we wandered the narrow streets of "Old Town", the oldest part of St. Augustine, first settled in 1565.
The flowers in Old Town are beautiful; walled gardens are everywhere.
I love the Spanish architecture.
The walls, and many of the homes, in Old Town are made from Coquina, a very hard, and very old, material formed from crushed seashells.
This old house is also on Aviles Street. Notice that the houses are built right on the edge of the narrow streets.
It actually looks as if it belongs in New England rather than Florida.
The Lincolnville Historic District is St. Augustine's most prominent historically black neighborhood and is associated with many significant events in the city's African American history. I love the little house, each with a shady front porch, that line the streets of Lincolnville.
Lincolnville was founded in 1866 by former slaves. During the Civil Rights Movement, Lincolnville was the base for activists who worked for the end of racial segregation in schools and public facilities in St. Augustine. Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and activists from other parts of the country came to join local activists in non-violent protests.
The residents of Lincolnville are definitely not afraid of using color on the exteriors of their homes.
Most of them are small bungalows built on small lots covered in palms and bougainvilleas.
After an afternoon in Old Town, we drove back to North Beach to enjoy dinner and the sunset from the porch at Aunt Kate's restaurant.
Just a few steps from our campsite, it's the best place to watch the sunset while enjoying local seafood, . . .
and maybe a Margarita!
The sunset was absolutely beautiful. Perfect way to celebrate our last night at North Beach.
Until next year, that is!
Today we're off to Tampa for the next part of our adventure.
Hope you'll follow along!
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