Cocoa Beach to Jacksonville Florida

Another 319 kilometres today under mostly sunny skies. The ride along A1A which is the road that skirts along the coast is quite nice. I was able to take a few pictures at Flagler Beach which is about twenty miles north of Daytona.

I was fortunate enough to be able to simply walk in and get a new filter and an oil change at the BMW motorcycle dealership in Daytona where there are, not surprisingly, many motorcycle shops.

I stopped to visit the lighthouse that was constructed in the 1870s and museum in St Augustine, a place that is well worth a return visit.

Tonight I had a great meal at BandB Bistro and Bar in Jacksonville. The shrimp bisque was very flavourful and actually went well with the margarita I had ordered as a pre-dinner drink. The flank steak that was accompanied by baked tomatoes, mashed potatoes with small pieces of chirozo, braised onions and adjust the right amount of chimichurri sauce was cooked to a turn, and the presentation on the plate was beautiful. It was what a plate should be: agreeable to the nose, the eyes and the palate. A bold chilean cabernet sauvignon was just the right wine to complement the various flavours. And the dessert, a hot croissant bread pudding with a ball of vanilla ice cream served in a small dish on a bigger plate did not let me down.

After dinner I rode the JTA Skyway, an elevated subway-type system from the south to the north shore of the St Johns river and back, for free.

All in all another pretty good day.