We think of St. Augustine of being 2 different places, the city and the beach. We LOVED the beach but weren't all that impressed with the city. The beach goes on and on, mile after mile, as far as you can see... (you get the idea.) We rode our bikes along said beach for many miles. The sand is hard and compacted making for a good riding surface. Further up the beach (towards land) the sand is soft and fine. People drive their cars on the beach to get where they want to go. We tried that too but found out a couple of things. First, the 4 wheel drive feature on our old truck doesn't seem to be working. Second, driving a big pickup truck without 4 wheel drive on a sandy beach is NOT a good idea! It took almost 30 minutes of rocking the truck back and forth to get unstuck. It's a great tow vehicle for our 5th wheel. It's a lousy 4X4!We went into the city of St. Augustine a couple of times. The first we looked around at the fort, the second we took a tour of the city. As I said, we just weren't all that impressed. Lots of small boutique shops and restaurants. Tourist traps. We like the beach.
Yup, I'm afraid we have a 4x2 truck that just looks like a 4x4. No manual locking hubs. Here's what happens:
ReplyDelete1) we're stuck in the sand
2) move shift lever to "4WD High" position
3) we're stuck in the sand
4) move shift lever to "4WD Low"
5) we're stuck in the sand
6) (you get the idea)
Sort of reminds me of you rocking your Pinto out of Michigan snowdrifts back in high school, eh?
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