March 10 - Daytona Bike Week

March 10 - Daytona Bike Week

Our friendly dock hand, Bill, had told us there would be lots of food trucks and booths for Bike Week set up just a few blocks away.  I had "my mouth set" for a gyro, so we biked the mile up to the site, rode around found only peppers and onions and fried chicken.  But we did see lots of cool motorcycles

 

Bill had also mentioned Hamburger Mary's as a good lunch spot.  The owner lives at the marina and drives a purple VW Bug with advertising on the side.  Danny's always up for a hamburger, so we stopped there after our unsuccessful gyro search.  The building is purple, the front room has Italian villa scenes on the wall, surrounded by purple paint.  In the back is a large room with a stage and runway.  As we were eating, I noticed a poster advertising drag queen revues Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights.  Things fell into place!  The hamburger was good, Danny ordered a Caesar Salad with chicken of all things.  He always says you should order the specialty of the restaurant and made so much fun of me ordering a chicken sandwich at Waffle House.  Oh, well, it was an experience.

While we were eating, the marina parts store called to tell us the y-splitter had come in.  They were about 5 miles away, so we took our first-ever Uber ride.  The driver waited while we picked it up, and took us back.  It was as easy as Erin had told me.

This would be our last day in Daytona, so we went back downtown where the action was.  Bike Week actually started today, and there was quite a difference in the atmosphere and crowd since our first trip downtown two days ago.  It's so hard to describe - you really need to be there.

This was one of the most unusual get-ups we saw.  The driver looked to be a granddad, toddler behind him, with a helmet at least, a pony in a side car, and a trailer with a drum set pulled behind.  Makes you wonder!

Last sunset from Daytona.  On to St. Augustine tomorrow.