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(1) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Castillo de San Marcos by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... so we are actually staying in Palm Coast... 10mi north of Flagler Beach... 10mi north of Ormond Beach... 10mi north of Daytona |
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... driving to St. Augustine... |
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... approaching Castillo de San Marcos on foot... |
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... we enter the courtyard... |
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... and enter the rooms in counterclockwise order... |
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(2) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Castillo de San Marcos by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... ceilings in the rooms are about 20ft high... |
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... the chapel was amazing... |
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(3) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Castillo de San Marcos by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... try to scale these walls and you'll be caught in crossfire... |
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... did I mention there was a moat that's 8 to 10 feet deep?... |
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(4) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Official Bike Week Welcome Center by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... ok... we've seen about all there is to see here... exit stage left... |
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... next, we cruise south on the coast highway to Daytona and check out the welcome center... |
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... ok lets head back to Palm Coast and cruise by the Iron Horse Saloon, Bruce Rossmeyer HD and Aunt Betty's trailer park where we
stayed last time we were here... oh no, Main Street, U-Turn |
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(5) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Official Bike Week Welcome Center & Cruising around Daytona by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... back to Palm Coast and cruise by the Iron Horse Saloon, Bruce Rossmeyer HD and Aunt Betty's trailer park where we
stayed last time we were here... but first... back past Riverfront Park to get out of town... |
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(6) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Cruising around Daytona by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... still working our way out of Daytona... it's crowded EVERYWHERE... |
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(7) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Cruising by Iron Horse Saloon by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... coming in to Ormond Beach... and it's bar after bar... don't know how you would decide which one to go to except by which one has
a place to park your ride... now, coming up on the Iron Horse Saloon... the highway is always a cluster fuck here... 20-30 minute wait
to get through what with all the foot-cops directing traffic and pedestrains... |
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(8) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Preview Bruce Rossmeyer HD by Rusl w/Nikon...(70of561of850)... |
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... Bruce Rossmeyer HD is right on the other side of the freeway and we're already in another cluster fuck... |
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... the tip of the Bruce Rossmeyer HD iceberg... |
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... Aunt Betty's trailer park/campground where we stayed last time... |
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... back roads past camp grounds w/Rebel flags to Palm Coast... |
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(9) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Cruising north to St. Augustine by Sharon w/Cannon...(75of289of850)... |
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... home sweet home... a lot of bikes are already out partying... been rolling out for the last couple of hours... reckon those here are from the late night after party crowd that just got here and crashed... |
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... good grief!!! look at all the trailers in the parking lot here... reckon I'll have to break down and get one... Sharon wouldn't
put up with getting on and off the bike all day long day after day to get here and home... reckon that's why there's so many
trailers here and there and everywhere... it's the "over the hill biker chicks" fault... that's what it is... |
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... head on up the coast hwy for St. Augustine... beach houses line the highway and the beach... |
St Augustine FL/ExonMobil 5270mi 10:30am 70of [57]
543.9mi in ---miRTE -:--:--hrs w/25.2avg mpg
12.416G 1.829/G $22.71 |
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... saw this lighthouse and an alligator farm last time we were here and yet dint see the fort... |
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(A) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Castillo de San Marcos by Sharon w/Cannon...(75of289of850)... |
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... almost there... TOLL BRIDGE... $2... |
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... well here we are... Castillo de San Marcos... now the trick is figuring out where to park in this popular tourist place with limited parking... |
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... hey... what are you looking at?... my "Senior Park Pass" got both of us in for FREE (pass holder and spouse or spouse holder
and passenges in the car or pass holder on a motorcycle and one other person on a motorcycle (motorcycle addmittance depending on
whether Ricky Ranger is an a-hole or not)... if you dont have one then get one...
they are $10 at national parks or U.S. Forestry offices, good for life, and accepted at all national parks and monuments and
some state facilities... oh... and you have to be a 62 year old fart or older... and don't loose it or you'll have to spend another
$10... |
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(B) Day 14 [10MAR16/THU] Coast highway south now by Sharon w/Cannon...(75of289of850)... |
(hurricanewings.com)
Lunch at Hurricane Grill and Wings, St Augustine location:
Sharon: Beach Combo (whatever that was)
Rusl: 1/2# burger... GOOOOD one
both: we each had 2 strawberry lemonades at $2.99 EACH (no free refills, but REEEEEEALLY GOOD)
would definately eat there again, or at any of their other 70 Florida locations.
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... a lot of two story bars with party-party upstairs... |
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... Funky Pelican in Flagler Beach is where Sharon had chipino for dinner last time we were here... |
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... ARRRRRRRG... what's all the darn racket today...(75of289of850)... |
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... ok, into Daytona now... Hey... the old Harley dealership is an Indian dealership now... |
(wallywings.com)
Dinner at Houligan's, Palm Coast location:
Stan, Leeds, Sharon, Rusl: onion rings to start, 3BLT's & Philly Cheese Steak, lemonade, rootbeer.
it was late, Stan & Leeda's room at Days Inn was not yet resolved, but a call shortly after we sat
down put us all at east, good food and service, would definately eat there again, or at any of their other 3 Florida locations.
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From the gift shop at Castillo de San Marcos... a history book, a piece of the same material the stone walls of the fort are made of,
a manatee Christmas tree ornament, a pink flamingo Christmass tree ornament, a lookout tower Christmas tree ornament, a blue glass
starfish Christmas tree ornament, an arial photograph of the fort |
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... flyers picked up along the way... |
