Nation's Oldest City, Oldest Fort=Cool Cruise

50 mi north of Daytona...

Castillo de San Marco?

Don't taze me on the spelling job, man, but this is one cool place to visit. Cannon, dungeon, and three foot thick walls, overlooking historic St. Augustine's harbor. A national monument, the old Spanish fort is open daily. Also here, tourist-trap stuff like the wax museum, Ripley's and the alligator farm. (want to see "an alligator"?--go to any area pond, or deep puddle of standing water, and keep all digits inside your pants pocket, it's been dry and they get hungry.) St. Augustine has plenty to keep you busy all day, but when you've had your fill...

Fish Sandwich, anyone?

ABM used to use the service of a wrench whose shop was in Bunnell, Florida, a little town up about 10 mi north of Destination Daytona on US1. While he was working, we'd head to near the town's southern stoplight, (there are only 2), for a little hole in the wall called "The Bantam". If you've ever craved a po' boy stuffed with deep fried oysters, or, say a fish sandwich so big, many couples split one to share, this is your spot to stop and sit at the picnic table for a spell with the locals. Thirsty? Florida's oldest biker bar, the "White Eagle", is a half dozen miles down the road in Korona, yes, Korona, on the big curve. It's a bike week all it's own, with vendors, bands, and camping bikers. For some reason, they always seem to run out of Coronas during bike weeks. I never quite got that.

Last hot Daytona day, high near 90. Tonight, 50's, then around 80. No rain last two weeks, and none expected for another week. Leave the rain suit packed, you won't need it here. As the locals come out to play, this F-S-S is expected to be a blowout, with bikes e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e.