FLORIDA'S COASTAL DRIVE: The MOST SCENIC route of the sunshine state
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- Ride the famous A1A Coastal road in Florida with me, visit the countries first wildlife refugee and explore the most iconic beaches of the state. The Kickoff to my epic east coast road trip in Florida!
Starting a long journey is always the hardest part. The moment you take off, you have mastered your biggest challenge. And when I took off from Miami in Florida I felt the freedom, excitement and magic that each new journey comes with.
00:00 Intro Florida Road Trip
01:14 What happened so far - my USA cross country journey in 2021
02:00 Starting the new adventure in Miami and picking up my motorcycle
02:26 Registering a vehicle as a foreigner in the USA
04:39 My expectations for my road trip in Florida
05:46 Taking off from Miami!
08:47 A1A Scenic coastal byway in Florida
10:45 The Jungle Trail & Pelican Island Wildlife Refuge
12:56 Sebastian Island State Park and its fishing pier
15:03 Famous Cocoa Beach on the Space Coast of Florida
16:52 Finding a hotel at Daytona Beach
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// Riding a Yamaha Ténéré 700. Bought the motorcycle myself in 2021 in Los Angeles
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//Equipment & Gear:
- Touratech Companero Summer Jacket & Pants (given to me by Touratech after my old suit got stolen on the ship from westafrica)
- BMW GS Gloves (self bought)
- Alpinestar Toucan Boots (self bought)
- Klim Krios Pro Helmet (self bought)
- Leatt Neckbrace (given to me by Leatt as my self-bought neckbrace was still in Africa)
- Very old raingear
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//Filmed with:
Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Zoom
Camera: Sony Alpha A7 rIII
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Florida is the paradise on earth!!!❤
I just love to listen to you enjoying your travels while taking us along. Your accent gives your commentary something special. Thanks.
Thank you! 😊
Florida is not only Miami and Orlando…Thanks Lea always the best!!!
I’m so glad I found you! I leave next month “semi-solo”. Yes, semi-solo. My faithful Australian Shepherd is riding with me in the sidecar. I have only been riding for almost a year. I say “almost” because I recovered from broken ankle surgery last summer, both eyes with implants, and a total hip replacement in December. My ride is my 2018 Honda GoldWing Touring DCT. 9,500 miles. We are leaving Arkansas (home) with Stone Mountain GA as the first destination 9 April. Then we head to Haines City, FL to see my dear niece, who has a very rare and inoperable form of cancer. She is my favorite niece in the whole wide world. Her bucket list is to meet my uniquely gifted dog and to ride on the GoldWing. I unwittingly Christened the sidecar the
Bucket Listin’.
I pray I reach her in time. I don’t know how long I will stay. When proper, we will head for Key West. But for my broken ankle, I was going to take her last summer. Then up the eastern seaboard to Charleston, then to see the Hunley and pay my respects to her crew. It is said that the entire crew were still at their stations when found after 130 years I think. Then the Blue Ridge Parkway, exiting at Buena Vista to take in more Civil War Historical sites, including those directly involving my great great grandfather. Finally, we are heading for Clifftop West Virginia for the Appalachian String Band Music Festival. You can find annual installments on CZcams. It is always the first week of August. Then home. Next year we plan to head north and west and do at least part of Route 66. There is safety in numbers, and if you ever wish to return and have a stalwart companion, I’m retired with time on my hands and can be a “chase vehicle” for you I am 72 and have my own steady financing. I speak a fair amount of Spanish too!
If you answer me, I don’t know where to look for it. Email gets buried. I hesitate to post contact info out in the open here, but I’m going to anyway. WhatsApp best. Text second best.
+1 479 462 4183. Scott.
I´m so happy watching this episodes, are epics. Thank you.
Thank you for watching!
Alright, let's go, I'm looking forward to this series so saddle up and Let's ride. Be safe 🙏🏽
Yes, Got2Go! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
Great video and adventure! We love all your insights and comments! Well done!
What a fantastic episode to watch. I wonder what fun things we will see again. You still fuel our desire to travel. Every time I feel like I'm watching a documentary that doesn't bore for a second. I'm glad you're back for the weekly appointment
Thank you so much, I am happy to be bavk here too with you guys! Has been too long!
I’m so happy I discovered your channel and this series. I’m planning a trip in a van there, and I look for scenic drives, views I can enjoy right from the van as I have a disability and I don’t explore too much on foot. Thank you so much !! 😊👍💖
I'm so glad for you beeing back on the road, i enjoy your life style and i'm sure i will not be dissapointed. Take good care of yourself. Looking forward for the series Lea.
Great that you are joining the new journey again! 💃🏻🏍
Vidio anda begitu menghibur saya.,, terimah kasih untuk hal itu
Selamat malam 😇😊
so glad to have you in our country. love your enthusiasm and your beautiful videography
Great to see more of your adventures Lea. Looking forward to them all.
Thank you!
With your Oman series l became addicted to your channel .Now this USA series that is so exciting and beautiful .Thank you so much !
Thank you, I am happy you are joining this series too, even though it’s a completely different environment than oman. 🤗
@@Got2Go It is beautiful ! Thank you.
So glad to have you back in our country! I can't wait for the adventures to come! Safe travels! Got2Go!
Yes, Got2Go! Happy you are joining the ride again!
Been on the jungle trail and orchid Island many times love it
It was a nice surprise - I didn’t plan to go there before I took off, just saw the signs and wondered what it is!
Great job, Lea! A1A is a charmer. I like the squadrons of pelicans that some times are cruising along beside the road above the beach, like they are flying with you as you go. My daughter is in Jupiter, and I'll be driving from Daytona south on A!A to see her soon. Happy trails!
Oh very nice! Enjoy the ride!!!
Lea
Beautiful video Lady! There is some fantastic scenery along coastal Florida. You captured it wonderfully! I can't wait for the next episode.
Here is your usual Lady! 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🏆🏆
Ride SAFE and BE safe Lea.
🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏🖖✌👌🤙👋🙂
Thank you so much! Always carrying the roses with me! 💃🏻🏍
Thank you for this trip and for taking us with you again. Many Thanks!! Vielen Dank für diese Reise und das Du uns wieder mitnimmst. Vielen Dank!!
Immer gerne! Bin schon gespannt wie euch der Rest gefällt!!
Have a Great Time, Be Safe.
Thank you!
Your content is superb. From telling the story to soaring drone shots, choice of destinations and your impressions...what's not to like? Thanks for another excellent, excellent post. Cheers.
Dreamt ..Dared.. Delivered.. 👏👏👏.. Incredible video yet again.. Very engaging.. 👍👌
Thank you so much! And what nice words! ☺️
I keep adding to my list Lea. A1A and US Route 1 sound very interesting . Will have to do it. Thanks for discovering the gems.
I really liked it a lot too!
A1A is very nice and scenic!
It’s really a nice ride!!
beautiful as always....fantastic ...realy enjoyed
Thank you!
SO AMAZING!!!
Thank you! 💃🏻🏍
Spectacular, awesome and amazing 🥲
Thank you!!
Your editing, comment, and content reminds me a little of Rick Steves travel show, and that's about as big a compliment as I could give.
Fantastic work as usual, looking forward to watching the entire series!
Thank you, can’t wait to show you guys more!
I always also glue the license plate to its holder so it can’t be stolen.
Although I don’t like very big cities, Miami looks not too bad (from far away).
When I put on new tires, the first thing I did was give it 90° valve stems.
I wouldn’t feel comfortable with alligators near me. The biggest native reptile we have is an adder.
The biggest wild mammal is a wisent, the European bison.
I would surely visit the space center; space was my most favorite hobby when I was in primary school.
Mine too! I would have been eager to go, but my timing was too bad with arriving there in the evening and not being able to find any accommodation within a distance of 100 kilometers. Next time!!!
Great videos, thank you and ride safe.
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this episode. I am very much looking forward to next Thursday.
Thank you, I hope you will enjoy the next video too!
A real treat, beautiful, interesting, full of amazing impressions of „typical Florida“, great travel content. I’m all ready for the rest, let’s go 🏍💪🙋🍀
That’s probably one of the most funny things about Florida - everything is really “typical Florida” no matter where you go! 😂😂😂
A couple of tips Leah, get a small electric pump that you can plug to the bike, next time you change tires install a 90 degree tire valve stem. Makes pumping the tires much easier
Lea, excuse my, for reply so late, but you know i‘m on my Tour now. Today i entered Bordeaux. Yes, the First Day, the first Kilometers will be the hardest. This year the first KM was delayed of 24 Hours, because the battery died. But back to your Ride. Great footage. You‘ll be better and better. I‘m stunnig with every episode. And yes, i‘ll continue watching, maybe a little bit later because i have to explore the french atlantic coast within the next two weeks. Cu soon 😊
Oh no, I hate battery trouble! That’s so useless! I am super happy to have you bavk here on the channel, and great that you are enjoying the French coast!
Really beatiful trip and great Florida woooow 👀👍😎. Great video as allways, thank you and many greetings from Croatia 😃🖐 Ljubo 🏍
Thank you so much!
Really loved it! I live in North Florida about 10 miles from St. Augustine, FL. Looking forward to that video.
Oh nice, you will recognize everything in the next video!
Glad to see you back in the USA thanks for the ride along and video
Thank you for tuning in!
I can't tell you just how much I enjoy your video's. Bravo. Ride safe x
Thank you, very happy about that!
10 out 10 , I learned , which I will be using from now onwards , " you know where you're going ?, Nah but it will be Beautiful ." Thank you Lea. 👏🤠
😂😂😂😂 I guess that’s the right attitude?! 😂 but I am happy that it as well turned out beautiful - otherwise it would have been embarrassing 😂
I was just at the Davis Service Center in Montrose, Colorado on Saturday. That same mechanic in your video did my maintenance check up. Hot and humid could describe the entire east coast.
Nice video, Lea! Thanks!
Your series in the USA and Oman have been epic, thanks for keeping at it. Having visited Florida a few times, both times in their northern hemisphere 'winter' I have to agree it is shockingly tropical. Almost equatorial thanks to the oceanic currents. I live in the Tropics in northern Queensland, however it's climate is more like southern California than southern Florida. As our cool season is mild, air is dry, and it almost never gets above 25c during the day for almost half the year.
Funny thing is I visited San Diego once, January when they had an intense heatwave, but the locals say that was not the norm, and it's usually low 20s that time of year.
I am very happy you like the videos! Yes, to me it is crazy how different the climate can be within a few hundred kilometers of riding - you will see in my next videos how quick it changes! 🤯
Another great video Lea, well done! Your video Intros are always truly awesome!! 👍👍
Thank you!
excellent!
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Great video Lea! 😎
Thank you! ☺️
Awesome ride !! 😊😄🙂
Thanks 💃🏻🏍
Biking with you Lea ,is very nice. Your video's are exellent. I remember video's of Oman where the desert looked like gold. Also the video of: Epic East Coast USA at 34.05 wow wow. Until next time. Also discovered your West Coast ride..
Thank you so much! Happy you are joining the adventure!
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wow LEA a lot of water instead of the sand like in your last adventure , hope it wasn't too humid for the start , you look really relaxed enjoy .
It was actually very and unusually “cold” for Florida! But was perfect for riding!
Welcome back, Lea! Since you were already going through, it would have been quite an experience to be in Daytona Beach when Bike Week was going on. SO MANY riders! A great place to see all the different motorcycles but, above all, to people watch. Maybe you’ll see it on one of your future trips to the States. ❤
I would love to see that another time! For sure a great event!
Great videos and you provided great info about the places you travel trough, thank you cheers Eddy 🍷🍷🇨🇦
Thanks for joining!
Closed to vacations, open in the end of September, have a great and pleasant month, soon I will back to follow your journey. ✌️⛵
Thank you so much - enjoy your time off!!! And always happy when you are back! 💃🏻
Hello from S.California to Deutsche Frau for your amazing video.
Hello! Thanks so much for joining!
Looking forward to seeing all this adventure.
Great photography, video work
Ride safe... thanks for sharing your experience
Thank you, and I am happy that you are joining the ride again!
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@06:57 I lived off the Glades Road exit for 20 years. I wished I had caught the episode where you asked people where to go. I could have pointed you towards so many things. I drove the whole coastal road from Florida to Maine with my travel trailer in tow many years ago.
I am sure that there will be a next time in Florida!!!
Absolutely beautiful scenery, filming, drone footage and commentary! The east coast is very interesting! All the best! 🏍🌊🏄♀️🌴🤗
Thank you, it really is a special place!
Very nice to see the video, thanks from India.
Just watched your first Epic East Coast video, on Florida. Its astonishing how much development has occurred over the last 19 years. Last time I was there was in 2003, it felt busy then. Really liked the footage of riding over the bridges. I can highly recommend the space centre next time you are in Florida. Safe travels and looking forward to watching this series. All the best Steve
Yes I really would like to go there next time! But I as well want to go to Daytona again so that will make another great trip!
I could not miss this episode. I have lived on the Gulf side of FL for 39 years , Sarasota to be exact. And I have been pretty much everywhere in FL in those years. I have two grandchildren that was born in Daytona , they and their parents moved away from Daytona about 17 years ago , moved to Michigan and are very happy they did. Visiting FL and living in FL are two very different things. My daughter was raised in FL, she too does not live in FL , she and her husband lives in Virginia. I worked and retired here, and my aspiration was when I retired I would do the opposite of what most do , I would retire and move away from FL . 🤣😂 Not everyone in FL are on vacation , or out sight seeing and tourists have made FL a miserable state to live in. But the state survives on tourism . I agree St Augustine is a must see when coming to FL, it's history and a very unique historical town not often seen in the US. You missed absolutely nothing in Jacksonville , unless you want to see the Zoo, a few museums and the US Navy, it's a typical big city with high volumes of traffic bumper tp bumper. No fun, and that is typical of any big city in US but FL can have that kind of traffic in all towns if they are near water and touristy. I don't know if you have ridden along the coastal waters from Panhandle down to Tarpon Springs , that part of FL is still what I call old time FL , and deffinatly laid back and more what you would call common folks vs the East Coast wealth . Ceder Key is old time fishing town . It's a whole different atmosphere from the East Coast. And the reason most people will tell you to avoid riding in FL is because of the amount of traffic and accidents that happen , many just do not pay attention to those on motor bikes. I will be watching you travel up to Maine . I have driven to VA , flown to Maine but would love to do a road trip from Sarasota to Canada sometime too. Maybe I will learn of some cool locations . Safe travels and have fun 👍
I did all the west coast of Florida last year when I did the Florida cross country trip - I know what you mean with more relaxed, but I still really like the east coast - at least for traveling through it’s a pretty nice place . Two different experiences.
I don’t know if I agree with the living part - me personally I could never live in Florida because I am not made for this kind of climate when it gets really hot and humid, and I guess because of the way I grew up I am only at peace if I have some mountains around me or have them in a reachable distance. And I understand your way of arguing about the downsides of Florida/it’s tourism and so on. But a part of my friends and family is living there and some of them are really really happy and cant even imagine a life in the Mountains like I love it, because it’s nothing they grew up with. I think the places we choose for living there as well have a lot to do with how and where we grew up and later where we found our business/find the right people around us. If you have never skied or motorcycled in the mountains you not gonna miss it - but if you grew up swimming in the ocean every second day you might as well not get happy in the rolling hills of Virginia. So I can understand their decision even if it never would be mine, because when I look at their life I think they found an awesome place for themselves and their family - and that happened to be Florida. 🤗
Awesome. I will join u on this trip on youtube. Let the adventures begin! 🤘🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Great! Got2Go on our new adventure! 💃🏻
BRILLIANT! I’m planning a similar ride but on my Vespa. Thank you for introducing us to A1A. I’m excited to see where you go. I’m preparing myself for the coast to coast cannonball for motor-scooters in June.
An epic roadtrip, starting with a grandios ouverture, composed by pictures and views like a well done sequence of bright sounding major chords. Makes hungry for more soulfood like this - may the next curtain fall 👏👏👏.
Thank you so much dear Karl-Heinz!
Hi Lea 😀
what a great trip,
I'm looking forward to more !
Warm greetings, Thomas
Thank you so much!
Welcome back.
Thank you!
Beautiful beach ⛱️ and nice vlogs 👌
Thank you!
Good tip @ 9:18 - Headin' for FL soon in a hopped '84 302 Mustang GT convertible. I'm 78 and I'm headin' to Florida to die, but before I do I want to take this scenic drive. Good on ya, man!
Loved it. Both the ride and the rider. I am hooked by your beauty and the ride you take. Subbed here.
Thank you 😊
Wonderful video😍👍
Thank you
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well I cant say that east coast road trip is not the first thing that comes to my mind when I think about a US trip.. but that's what makes it super interesting to watch. keep the good videos rolling lea 🙂
Yes that’s true, besides of the big cities I think the east coast is often underrated. Will show you guys some great places!
Look at you all tanned 👍😉 you blend right in to the Miami scene.
😂😂😂 maybe I as well left a bit too much color in the videos - I as well thought that I look more tanned than ever when seing the video on the big screen. 😂😂😂😂
Great video
Thank you!
Miami , Daytona , Cape Canaveral , Cocoa Beach , Florida. How nice is that!
Miami skyline is spectacular. From a few high risers to a Florida’s Manhattan in 15 years.
So much looking forward to this trip.
No red dress? Maybe a red swimsuit instead😊
Not on this season - but I might bring back the red swim suit for the next adventure!
I love it!
You showed my friend Jeremy at Davis service center changing your oil😁
Yes! That was the last season of my cross country America trip! Did you see the episode? He has a huge star appearance in it!
I'm following along on Google Earth so I appreciate the place names you see along your way.
Another wonderful trip you are taking us on, thank you!
That’s a great thing to do and will give you a really good feeling of all the places we visit in these videos!
Da samma wieder, ich habe ja wieder einiges aufzuholen :-))
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Encore une très belle vidéo tu est une belle personne 👍❤
Merci!
Great first episode! I need to ride Florida - so much to see. I live off of US Hwy 1 in NC… I-95 is the worst! You are quite the story teller and cinematographer, Lea - can’t wait for the next episode 👍
Thank you so much! I might ride close by to where you live on this trip too!
Nice sister 🙂☺️💚💖
Ride safely and enjoy nature ⛰️🏔️🏞️🏖️💚
And don't go fast 🏍️☺️❤️
And have a safe journey 💚💚😊☺️❤️
Thank you!
Being born and raised in Southern California, any place next to the beach is fine with me, so I don’t think riding through Florida would be boring. 🏝🏖 I wish I had the time to ride to Florida when I was in the army, stationed at Ft Monroe Virginia. This is going to be fun. 😘✌️👏👏👏👏👏
Oh nice - you might recognize some places then when the videos get to virgina and west virgina!
I am inspired
Thank you!
Your country is very beautiful. I will go someday if I can.
Lea I love your gray sweatshirt from Munich. That’s me all the way! So my wife says. 🤔
It’s actually from the boxing club of a friend of mine and has nothing to do with motorcycles. But I bring it on every journey!
Another adventure begins. I am looking forward to viewing how each state plays out for you. I will also bet fewer "colorful words" get used on the coast ride. That adventure of yours was fun to follow btw.
I don’t want to spoil too much, but many states turned out pretty wet 😂😂😂😂
Fantastic filming. As usaly.
Thanks so much!
I really like your style to editing videos. I’ll try to learn that from you 🤠👍🏻
So 😍 adorable ✌️✌️✌️loving it
Thank you!
@@Got2Go mention not my pleasure✌️😍😍
Hi Lea welcome.
Thanks!
Nice video.
Thank you!
Thank you for showing all this. Although it’s beautiful, I will not ride over there. Take care.
Thank you for joining - good that I made a trip there so you can decide to skip it! 😂
Wow! When you rode the Jungle Trail you were only 5 minutes from our house! It would have been nice to connect with you but we were off this summer to Alaska on our Motorbikes! Hope you enjoyed our little piece of history!
Oh nice, I hope you had an awesome trip too!
Awesome video! The views are amazing. I don't get why a lot of manufacturers don't use 90 degree valve stems for tires/wheels on street bikes, smh. The A1A looks awesome. Ride safe!!
I guess because the Tenere is not a 100 percent street bike - but it’s still a pain 😂
Nice to see you in my neck of the woods..you must have passed within 5 miles of our home.. just loved the drone shots, Florida is beautifully dangerous, I’ve been bitten by snakes twice.. however it’s a great place to ride a motorcycle and your filming did it justice.. excellent indeed… take care💕💕
Uh, I am happy I didn’t meet any snakes there! They are not exactly my favorites 😳😅
If i call our friends in Florida.. many things he less or maybe never knows because traveler's trying for gaining more and more knowledge about places.. this is called Lia ✨👍
Thank you!
Good content
Thanks! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻
@@Got2Go Welcome and Keep Going 😍
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We wait you.
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Florida has a reputation that you can meet all sorts of old reptiles there.
The also have many alligators, right? 😁
They have everything that I actually don’t really want to meet - as well a lot of snakes 😳😅
Super Akka 😍
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