Day 16: McLarty Treasure Museum 2009-02-23

Today Barbara and I went out for the afternoon. We started with returning some items we bought last week at Bealls Outlet. Then lunch at McDonalds, first lunch out this whole trip. Then we drove out to A1A, the main road on the barrier island, up to the Sebastian Inlet State Park and the McLarty Treasure Museum ( http://www.floridastateparks.org/sebastianinlet/Info.cfm ). Treasure Coast, the name for this section of coast line, is not because of the weather but in 1715 a fleet of Spanish treasure ships sunk off the coast. It turns out treasure hunters have been finding millions of dollars worth of gold and silver since the 1960’s. The museum highlights the hunt for and discovery of the treasures that where being transported back to Spain. The fact that the main treasure, the Queens dowry, still has not been found makes it even more interesting.