Not only was today a no slab day but we stayed on A1A as much as possible. I’ve been on A1A north of Daytona but that was about 20 years ago – it has either changed or my memory has failed or some combination of the two. It’s much more built up now; still, it was nice, right along the coast 90% of the way and cooler than anywhere else. Lots of traffic southbound on A1A but not that much in our direction. And, since it was a very short day, none of the things that start to wear you down after many hours of riding really had any effect/affect (never can figure that one out). The salt air has a detrimental affect on the metal parts of this gas pump.
Living by the ocean has its disadvantages.
Rolling northbound on A1A – life is good.
One place I wanted to stop on the way up was in St. Augustine. Did you know that the city of St. Augustine was founded in 1565 – that’s a LONG time ago. It’s really a very fascinating place but we’ll have to stop and check it out when it’s a little cooler – you can check it out from the comfort of your recliner if you like – just click here. One of the interesting places in St. Augustine is the Castillo De San Marcos – it’s right on the side of the road so we did see it but we didn’t stop – next time for sure. Here is a link if you would like to check it out – link. Last time I was here I went to their Alligator Farm and Zoological Park. That was kinda neat – they have alligators of every size and lots of ’em. On the way out I had a fried alligator sandwich & it really did taste just like chicken – maybe a little more chewy.. Gator Farm
Castillo de San Marcos is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States. Construction began in 1672, 107 years after the city’s founding by Spanish Admiral and conquistador Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, when Florida was part of the Spanish Empire.
Robin has a friend here in Jacksonville Beach and we stopped by to visit with her for a while. I think it’s been almost 10 years since they’ve seen each other so they had a lot of catching up to do. Good times and good friends all along the way…… And we’re not done yet.