Day 9 - Atlantic Ocean

This was my last day to see the ocean.



Went up US-1 and US A1A, which is the beach road while 1 is more like a major highway.



Went through Daytona during Bike Week but it was pretty cold today. It was 40 degrees when I hit the road this morning and I think it got all the way up to about 57 for the high. Needless to say, Bike Week was pretty sparse when I went through Daytona Beach. There were a lot of bikes on the road and in parking lots but it wasn't crowded at all. It was actually a pleasant ride.



I got to Jacksonville, took one wrong turn, found my way back and got on I-10 west for Marianna. Did I mention that it never did warm up today? I was chilled all day. When I got to my destination, the first thing I did was take a long hot shower to warm up.

Tomorrow is supposed to be cold too. I'll don my full winter gear so I won't stay cold all day like I did today.

Merrilou tells me she opened the window in her Jeep on her drive home this evening and was still hot. [sigh] I won't see warm weather again until west Texas.

One other thing... my back tire is getting down there. I'm hoping it still has a couple thousand miles on it but I might have to get it changed before I get home. If that happens, it will most likely delay my arrival in Abq by a day. I guess I didn't figure on the extra weight when I calculated whether it would last the whole trip. If I make it home without changing it, it will have gone about 15k miles. Of course, the front tire still looks real good.