I'm back, with a question

[7rider]

So can anybody tell me what the riding conditions are like in and around Daytona Beach? TIA!

Short answer: No.

But, welcome back! I was wondering what happened to you....

[uforgot]

Which AP exams are you grading and if it's Calculus, can I put in a good word for some of my students? They're expensive, but if they pass, 5 hours of Calc credit for $80. (Our district picks up part of the tab, though) Not too shabby, but man oh man, the work that goes into it beforehand!

I say take the bike. After all day looking over those exams, you'll probably need a physical break! Has to be somewhere to go!

[Bad JuJu]

Thanks for the input.

Emily, that's what I was afraid of. I live in a less-developed part of northwest Florida: less traffic=less road rage, though we still get a bit of it. I know the east coast is a whole different world, though.

Uforgot: Hah--me grading calculus exams--that's a laugh-and-a-half. Nope--I'll be grading the English exams. Seven days of high school essays--that's why I'll probably need my bike in the afternoons. LOL

I looked at the website for the hotel and it looks as if there's a paved walkway between beach and hotel, so maybe I'll just put some wider tires on my touring bike and take it along for some leisurely rides. Nothing fast, just for decompression at day's end.

[missymaya]

I live up on the east coast and I wouldn't ride in Daytona and I actually wouldn't visit Daytona Beach either. There are much better beaches on the east coast. But I would ride in Palm Coast (which is just north of Daytona), which is fairly undeveloped (well the last time I was there) and pretty nice. If you're willing to travel south to Cocoa in Brevard county (not near Ron Jon's but near Patrick Air Force Base), they're fairly desolate when it comes to people and traffic. I was there last weekend and in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, there was barely any traffic and the roads are pretty good. Just beware of the crosswind. The coastal breezes inland are almost 15-20mph, so on the shore it would be pretty hard.
I would say that if you had more time, to go inward, like Chuluota (which is Seminole county), Lake Monroe, and parts of Lake County, but that would be out of the way. Really nice riding out there.
If anything, bring the bike 'cause you may never know what comes about. Hope you have fun at the beach while doing all of that AP grading .