Visiting JAX - St. Agustine... recommendations?

[Lil bastard]

@Quickurt... Great info! We're going to be there the 11th through the 14th... on the 15th, we're driving up to Savannah and staying a nite on River Street... we return to JAX on the 16th, but I'm going straight to the airport and home...my wife heads down to Boca for a week of business. But that gives us a few nites in the area and we're gonna dedicate one entire day/evening to St. Aug.... we'll definitely checkout the Bonefish and Ciao Bistro (Ciao Bistro was already on the radar).

[Jaxonalden]

Ah, River Street in Savannah, GA. There's a great little bar (about 100 years old) on River St that has a local guitar plucker that plays at night and really makes you feel at home. I've had a few brews there in my travels. I'm thinking it was called the Cotton Exchange Bar and Restaurant. "Cotton Exchange" should tell you how old the place is.

[Bob Z.]

I work in St. Aug. and live by Marineland, which is about 16 miles south of downtown. If you are staying in Ponte Vedra go down A1A and eat at the Reef, just off A1A on the ocean about 2 miles north of Vilano - great food and excellent dried shrimp. Or just across the bridge in St. Aug. you can eat at O'Steens. If you have time take a drive down A1A about 16 miles south - Fort Matanzas is at the inlet and has a free boat ride across the river. And 3 miles south of there is Marineland with a $5 entrance fee - they have the oldest dolphin and they train them, etc.

I could on & on but it does not seem you have a lot of time. But the beaches here are fantastic albeit we lost 3-4 feet of sand from TS Fay and a nor'easter. I went swimming this weekend and the water is still about 80 degrees - enjoy!

[Quickurt]

Originally Posted by Bob Z.

I work in St. Aug. and live by Marineland, which is about 16 miles south of downtown. If you are staying in Ponte Vedra go down A1A and eat at the Reef, just off A1A on the ocean about 2 miles north of Vilano - great food and excellent dried shrimp. Or just across the bridge in St. Aug. you can eat at O'Steens. If you have time take a drive down A1A about 16 miles south - Fort Matanzas is at the inlet and has a free boat ride across the river. And 3 miles south of there is Marineland with a $5 entrance fee - they have the oldest dolphin and they train them, etc.

I could on & on but it does not seem you have a lot of time. But the beaches here are fantastic albeit we lost 3-4 feet of sand from TS Fay and a nor'easter. I went swimming this weekend and the water is still about 80 degrees - enjoy!

What do you do in St. Aug?
My sister is a para at Joe Boles office.

[Quickurt]

LB - I just returned from dropping off 3rd Qtr at my accountants. They're in Ponte Vedra and Denise says don't miss Pussers. It is a Carribean place, in the center, right at the entrance to Sawgrass. She says it's great food and drink and a blast.
She was kinda cute, too!