Friday we drove down to Fort Matanzas National Monument which was about forty miles south of our RV Park. The small fort was established to protect St Augustine from an attack by water from the south. Our timing was great.
The fort is located on an island across from the Visitor Center and they operate a free ferry. We arrived just in time to catch the ferry across.
A ranger took our group of about twenty across to the small Fort on the ferry.
We landed at the back side and I walked around to the front to get a picture. The group is using stairs at the left to climb up to the deck.
On the deck the history of the fort was presented. The door behind leads to the soldier's quarters. The stairs and the upstairs door lead to the small officer's quarters.
Inside the officer's quarters.
A view out the Officer's door.
Looking down from the roof to the deck.
Our ferry docked on the island. The waterway is part of the Intercoastal Waterway.
Here is what the fort looked like before it was restored.
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