[Magdalen] so we're sitting by the pool

[Marion Thompson]

Your travelogues are the best!

Marion, a pilgrim


On 2/24/2017 6:40 PM, ME Michaud wrote:
> When people at home ask me about this place,
> I always tell them it reminds me of Ogunquit.
> No towering high-rises,
> gorgeous beach.
> Artsy.
> Gay people.
> Students from the local colleges.
> A few slightly edgy restaurants (very unusual for Florida).
> Dope-smoking long-haired hippie surfers.
> People living in campers (haven't met any Van Dykes yet,
> but I sense they're close by).
> Farmers' markets with local pottery and hand-painted silk scarves.
> Very laid back.
> Not like Florida except for the flora & fauna.
>
> Butler Beach, just south if here, has an interesting history.
> In a time when African-Americans were not permitted on most
> Florida beaches,
> a businessman from St. Augustine
> bought up the whole undeveloped stretch and opened it to everyone.
> -M
>