Ghost walking in St. Augustine.
By Mike Jastrzebski
One of the nice things about being in St. Augustine is the cruiser’s net. Along with broadcasting weather and boating information every morning at 9 a.m., the people who broadcast the net do a good job of organizing cruiser’s get-together’s.
On Halloween a group of us met at the Cruisers Grill for burgers and beer, then we headed over to Ancient City Ghost Tours for a tour of where the ghosts hang out in St. Augustine. Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe in ghosts, but Mary wanted to go and we were able to get half off tickets, so a-walking we did go.
Our tour guide, Jim.
Jim is a true storyteller and and as you can well imagine, a town that was founded in 1565 is bound to have it’s share of ghost stories. Jim managed to keep us mesmerized throughout the hour-and-a-half walk, and what more could you ask for on a ghost tour, except maybe a real ghost or two.
On our walk we learned about the woman in white, a ten year old boy who’s deadly journey started in a graveyard, and a deadly love affair that resulted in the live entombment of an unfaithful wife and her lover in a secret room in the Castillo de San Marcos.
The tree where the boy’s ghost is supposed to appear occasionally.
The Castillo de San Marcos.
And finally, a good old fashioned graveyard.
Did this tour change my opinion about ghosts? No, I’m still a nonbeliever. Did I enjoy the tour? Hell yes, I never could pass up a good story, or two, or three.
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