We set the alarm for 7:30 because we want to have breakfast with Don before he goes to work at the bike shop. It also gives us a chance to get our things organized for leaving without interfering with our time with Don and Marianne. After breakfast we bid Don farewell, load our things in Marianne’s car, hop on our bikes and head for the RV. We have turned off the fridge, so there are a few things in there that need to be tossed. We do some preliminary tucking away, put the bikes on the back, and head out at 9:30.
We pick up Highway 1 and meander north through town after town for about 80 miles before our patience wears out and we decide to head for I95. While it zooms us north at a much faster rate, it is truly boring. Flat, barren land on either side of it, occasional exits and entrances, construction that constricts the lanes and slows everybody else to our speed—the limit is 70 and we usually go 65. Finally at Daytona Beach we head for A1A. No traces left of yesterday’s Dayton 500, which turned out to be the Dayton 428 because the race was called for rain. Lots of motels along the ocean, but we are once again east of the intracoastal waterway. Much more interesting riding. We stop for groceries. We have a week ahead of us before we stay with Dale and Ann in Acworth, GA.
We pass our favorite campground at Flagler Beach and notice that there are some RV’s there about our size. We’ll have to reserve sooner next time we want to stay there. When we tried to reserve this time, none of the sites open could take anything over 10 feet. We arrive at Anastasia State Park just south of St Augustine at 5:30. It’s a really cool park with a 5 mile ‘private’ beach—you can only reach it via the state park so there are no buildings on it. Private campsites. Level campsites. We are sorry that we are only staying here for one night. There are 3 other Navion/Views on our loop, that’s 4 out of 14 sites, almost one-third.
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