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12/18-12/19/2024, Wednesday-Thursday - Explored Daytona Beach

joraintree
Dec 19, 20243 min read

After completing the last of our necessary medical check-ups (no issues, thankfully) we headed to Daytona Beach because we had never been there before.


We found a great deal on a beachfront hotel in Daytona Beach Shores.
We found a great deal for a couple of nights at Ocean Court Beachfront Hotel in Daytona Beach Shores.

It was a super cute hotel with a lovely courtyard and nice vibe. The pool and beach access were still closed from Hurricane Nicole two years ago, but it had a friendly hotel kitty that let us love on it! :)

We decided to walk the three miles up to Daytona Beach proper. Along the way we were attracted to a sign that said "live alligators", so we had to see what it was. You could feed them, but we didn't.

The live gators were at a minigolf place called Congo River Golf.

It had a crashing plane and everything, lol!

We passed by Screamer's Park, where we saw people riding the fast moving and spinning "Vomatron". We made sure to stay out of the direct path of its spin, just in case a rider did vomit (they didn't).

We found an arcade and played pinball, winning several games, and leaving several credits because our hands got tired, lol. Eric got a high score and his name on the board, though - woohoo!

For dinner we opted for sushi and hot sake at Sakana Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar. Cara ordered two yummy vegetarian rolls, while Eric opted for sushi from the little boats floating by us.

On the walk back to our hotel we stopped in at a little local bar with only two other customers. One of them, a funny lady named Sherry, had control of the jukebox and was playing Elvis Presley songs non-stop.



The next day, after working a bit, we decided to walk up to Daytona Beach and the Seabreeze Historic District again, but this time we took the beach. Here you can pay to park on the beach and hang out.

Years ago, before the speedway was built, the Daytona 500 race used to be run on the beach and the road (Hwy A1A). However, much beach has been lost, and now high tide goes right up to the seawalls.

As we walked north toward the pier (home to Joe's Crab Shack) we watched a heavy fog roll in. By the time we got to the pier the tiered building to the left was completely obscured!

See - you can't even see the big tiered building (a hotel) anymore! It was quite the fog, and it lasted all night. We had to clean our glasses MANY times because they kept getting fogged up, lol.

This is the cute Surfside Historic District in Daytona Beach.

We walked through some neighborhoods and saw this pretty cemetery. The white sign says it is closed during Bike Week, which we found amusing.

The Daytona Beach Bandshell seems like a cool venue. It's oceanfront, but you can't tell because of the thick fog.

Nearby, at The Beach Hut Cantina, we enjoyed Happy Hour cheap drinks and half off appetizers. We love deals like that!

It was about a 7+ mile (roundtrip) walk between our hotel and the two historic districts. After the second day of doing this, our feet were getting tired, so we headed back to the hotel room and crashed. We thoroughly enjoyed the area and our hotel, though, and we would definitely go back.

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