The waterfront in Jacksonville, Florida is a beautiful on a Sunday morning without thunderstorms. Kongo has visited this area twice before and was chased underneath bridges because of nearby lightening bolts and thundering rain. Not yesterday. Finally a clear day.
Today Kongo visits the historic Castillo de San Marcos in Saint Augustine, Florida. This massive fortress was built by the Spanish in 1672 as an outpost to protect their empire in the New World and protect the town of St. Augustine, which they founded in 1565.
Kongo is in Florida for a few weeks and got up early this morning to capture the sunrise at the beach at Big Amanda Island northeast of Jacksonville. Pam, one of Kongo’s favorite bloggers, told him about this beach over dinner in San Diego a few months ago, so the monkey was really happy to finally get a chance to see it in person.
The monkey is back in Florida this week. Kongo’s company is moving its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to Jacksonville this summer so the monkey is busy making sure a lot of details are taken care of. When he is in Jacksonville, Kongo drives across this bridge a couple of times each day. Since he first saw it last fall, the monkey has always admired its clean lines and harp-like structure but its name is sure a mouthful: Napoleon Bonaparte Broward Bridge. Napoleon Broward, by the way, was a former river boat captain, pilot, and governor of Florida, famous for draining the Everglades.
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This Florida pelican sits On Top of a piling on a beach north of Tampa. See more on top photos at the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. There seem to be pelicans all over the place in the responses! Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top
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