Magical St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine was written on my bucket list of places to visit and at the end of 2017, we finally went there! While we were only there for a few days, we could’ve easily stayed longer than a week. There is so much to see and do in Saint Augustine but if you’re only there for a short time, we’ve put together this city guide for 72 hours (or less) in Saint Augustine, Florida which you can read on our blog, here.

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Castillo de San Marcos tower

Castillo de San Marcos

About Castillo de San Marcos

On our recent visit to Saint Augustine, Florida we spent a few hours exploring its Spaniard built fort: Castillo de San Marcos. It’s a 17th century fort and the oldest fort in the United States. It has endured many battles, raids, wars and sieges, including a 2 month siege when British forces arrived in November 1702 to take over which at that time, Spanish territory.

The 21 acre fort was built using a stone called “coquina” found only in the Saint Augustine area which is actually made from the shells of dead shellfish that bonded together. The grass that surrounds the fort is actually a dry moat which once had water to aid in keeping enemies out.

There are cannon fire demonstrations held daily, you don’t want to miss that. Just remember to plug your ears and enjoy the show!

We hope this video will inspire you to visit Saint Augustine, thank you for watching and share it with your friends!

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Camera: Canon 80D

Lens: Canon 18-135mm STM

Edited: Adobe Premiere Pro CC

Music: “Battle of Cortez” Non Stop Producer Series

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We were hosted by St Augustine, Ponte Vedra, & The Beaches Visitors and Convention Bureau as always, opinions are own.

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Basketball fun outdoors

Basketball Set by Step2: Shootin’ Hoops Pro

Basketball is becoming one of Tristan’s favorite activities to do at home along with playing outdoors.

This past week during all of the pre-Black Friday sales, we picked up a Step2 Shootin’ Hoops Pro Basketball Set from Kohl’s. This is a review and tutorial of how we put it all together – assembly was pretty easy.

The entire family had so much fun playing with it!

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Backyard Fun With Canon 80D

We recently purchased a Canon 80D and have put it to the test along with trying out some color grading in post production. Some of the footage was shot in 24fps and 60fps – all done in a user modified Neutral profile setting. We used their 18-135mm STM. You’ll see more footage shot with it on our upcoming trips to The Bahamas and Florida.

We are going on a cruise with Carnival and not only that, it will be the first time we’ve ever been on a cruise. It will also be the first time Tristan has ever left the country!

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LEGO: LIGHTNING MCQUEEN SPEED LAUNCHER [VIDEO]

We usually do low key things at home to celebrate Father’s Day. Tristan and Meshach grilled almost all of our meals, watched Netflix and played with LEGO Juniors Lightning McQueen Speed Launcher set from Disney Pixar Cars 3.

The LEGO Juniors Lightning McQueen Speed Launcher was given to us for review. As always, opinions are our own.

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Our Visit to the NC Zoo (VIDEO)

We spent the day at the North Carolina Zoo and saw many animals including a tour of dinosaurs on the Dino Bus! The zoo is located in Asheboro, NC and is one of the largest in the world. Check out our video!

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Spend The Day at North Carolina Zoo (VIDEO)

Watch this on Tristan’s View! We spent the day at the North Carolina Zoo and saw many animals including a tour of dinosaurs on the Dino Bus! The zoo is located in Asheboro, NC and is one of the largest in the world. Check out our video!

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Blue Apron

It has been a very stressful week for my wife having to deal with the erratic behavior of our chickens who just can’t seem to get along at the moment. My wife has become the first official chicken police and it is the most hilarious thing I’ve seen this week. She has Mary in solitary confinement, Elizabeth in a detention center, and Catherine is being pampered like a queen. Chicken drama along with dreary and wet weather did not set the tone for a happy weekend. With all of this going on I decided to be a gentleman and cook my wife a meal (no I did not cook any of her chickens, she would not let me). Instead, I was going to treat her like my queen for the night and Blue Apron was here to help change the mood to a nice relaxing date night at home.

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2016 North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival

The Chinese Lantern Festival is back for another great season. You can read about here. The festival travels around the country, showcasing amazing lantern displays that will transport you to China from your hometown. The festival is currently at Koka Booth Amphitheater in Cary, North Carolina and ends on January 15, 2017. We were invited as guests, as always our opinions are our own.

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