My trip to St. Augustine was meant to be a mix of (some) relaxing and classic Katie Wanders sightseeing. If you know me, you know that relaxing is not something I... excel in. As my sister loves to remind me there are two types of "holidays" - one is if the vacation variety and one is a trip (see and do everything). She goes on vacations where the main goal is to relax somewhere, anywhere, usually not far from home. I however always go on trips. I have a full itinerary planned weeks before which typically involves far more activities than time allows for.
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| St. Augustine Distillery in a historic renovated Ice Plant |
During my long weekend in St. Augustine, we did so many great activities from touring forts and wine tastings to swimming with manatees and feeding crocodiles (more on that later in the week). While there wasn't a ton of time spent lounging around or sleeping in, I do try to balance the active-on-the-go type of activities with the more leisurely variety. Like tour a distillery, drink some spirits, and have a fantastic lunch sort of leisure. After a busy weekend and lots of sightseeing, that is exactly what I did.
Going in, I didn't know a lot about the distillery. I knew they made whisky rum, gin and vodka all virtually next door to the winery. I had tried the wine and how could I leave Florida without trying the local gin?
