Ride in the Clouds

For someone living close to sea level  it's a real kick to be in the clouds.  Were not talking about an airplane or balloon ride but rather a ride on a ski lift.  Ski Beech in North Carolina is the highest ski area in Eastern America.  The summit is over a mile high at 5506'.  I love it in the winter when one can start out under the clouds at the bottom of the lift and be over the clouds when you arrive at the top.  Skiing through the clouds is just great.  You don't ski, well now you can experience the same event in the summer.  Ski operators have found that people will ride the lifts all year long.  At Beech their is a bar/restaurant at the summit with a large patio and an enclosed area called the 5506'.  Sightseers and Mountain Bikers share the lift in the summer.  Numerous trails allow two wheel gravity sports enthusiasts a way to enjoy their sport without peddling to the top.  Hikers and those just enjoying the view get a ride both ways if they so choose.  Barbara and I love the ride winter and summer.  The link to the Ski Beech website.   http://www.beechmountainresort.com/

  

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St. Augustine Beach Hotel Projects

St. Augustine Beach Mayor Andrea Samuels said "the development of new top-quality hotels at the beach is a sign of the desirability of the area as a destination".  She goes on to say "We're no longer on the verge of a renaissance; we're in it."  The Friday St. Augustine Record article reports on the three new hotels being built on  A1A Beach Boulevard.  The first to open will be the 205-room Courtyard by Marriott expected to open in December.  The hotel is expected to employ about 70 people and bring in $52,000 a year in tax revenue.  The second hotel will be the conversion of the Holiday Isle Oceanfront Resort into the Guy Harvey Outpost.  This should open in the spring of 2016.  The third project is the demolition and construction of an Embassy Suites located down by the pier where the former Beachfront Resort stood.  It is scheduled to open some time in 2017.  These are all quality offerings and should enhance our area as a destination.  For more information on the Guy Harvey Outpost click on the link below. 

http://www.guyharveyoutpost.com/

The Courtyard by Marriott

  

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The Carousel Ride

Granddaughter Audriana was a little intimidated by the noises and the breakneck speed of the carousel located in St. Augustine's Davenport Park.  Her grandmother assured her it would be fun and eventually it was.  Then she had to do it again and again.  Thank goodness tickets are only a buck.

 

 

The history of the carousel is interesting.  It was built in 1927.  It was purchased by a Ringling Brother circus performer for $25,000 and stored in a barn in the State of Michigan.   It was moved  to a children's zoo in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  After the death of the owner it was inherited by his brother and moved to St. Augustine in 1992 after being restored.  The park has other fun things for children and is located close to the main public library.

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