The oldest city in the country…established in 1565…

The Castillo is as amazing in person as I imagine it was back in the day…

But no visit to the city would be complete without…seeing the location that all the explorers that came here…for…

Yes, the “Fountain of Youth“. Both Barb and I drank from these springs…sadly we had the same outcome as those that passed before us…but the geographic location where this all took place…does exist and it is a tourist trap of epic dimensions…

The city was classic!

I leave you with the full life size statue who started it all!

All 4′ 11” of his imposing nobility…Ponce De Leon…

…Meanwhile, back at the park…Koko was on Lizard Duty…trying to make friends with the reptiles that live in the fireplace grill…she’said just pretty unsure about what to make of those critters…