2024 KLOVE Cruise USA Travel Itinerary Day 8: Disembarkation and Drive to Jacksonville...

If you have been following our previous posts for our KLOVE Cruise 2024 trip, you might be wondering what happened to Day 4 to Day 7? These have been covered separately in our KLOVE Cruise 2024 Review post. This is why, this post starts with Day 8 as we disembark and commence our drive to Jacksonville – home of craft beers in Florida!

Disembarking from KLOVE Cruise 2024 at Port of Miami Florida

USA Trip 2024 Day 8 – Driving from Miami to Jacksonville

On our disembarkation day, we woke up at 5:30am and aimed to disembark as early as possible to avoid the crowds. Breakfast started at 6am and we had some bagels, muesli and pancakes before disembarkation at 7:30am. The disembarkation process was surprisingly smooth. Facial recognition was used during our arrival and there was no need to show our passport. No need for specs removal as well.

Lyft (Uber/Grab in US) took quite a while actually. This was because the first driver cancelled on us while we waited for the 2nd driver from Miami city. After 20 minutes, the transport eventually came and the ride from Miami Port to Miami Airport Car Rental Centre costs about $18USD. During the ride, as the driver changed the station several times, trying to find a suitable station, we introduced him to KLOVE radio station (89.7FM) in Miami.

Hertz car rental at Miami Airport Car Rental Centre

Directions to collect car at Car Rental Centre Miami Airport

Listening to KLOVE enroute from Miami to Jacksonville

Retrieval of our car at the Car Rental Centre at Miami Airport was relatively smooth as well. All we had to do was to provide our last name and our reservation (done beforehand) was pulled up. As usual, the staff would ask us to get full coverage – which we declined. All in all, the 10 days of car rental was about $700USD which was not too bad.

2bearbear at Buc-ee's Daytona Beach Florida — 2bearbear at Buc-ee’s Daytona Beach Florida

We left at about 915am and reached Inter Miami (aka Chase Stadium) at 10am, our first stop this morning…

2bearbear at Inter Miami (Chase Stadium)

Layout and Map of Inter Miami Stadium (aka Chase Stadium)

When we arrived, we were told by the staff that the souvenir/jersey shop would open only at 11am. However, after we parked our car, we saw that the store assistants had pulled out the store sign. When we checked in with them, we were very thankful that they were about to open at 10:20am!

Inside Inter Miami Store at Chase Stadium - Black Jersey — Inside Inter Miami Store at Chase Stadium – Black Jersey

Inside Inter Miami Store at Chase Stadium - Pink Jersey — Inside Inter Miami Store at Chase Stadium – Pink Jersey

Inside Inter Miami Store at Chase Stadium - Souvenirs — Inside Inter Miami Store at Chase Stadium – Souvenirs

Inside Inter Miami Store at Chase Stadium

We bought an authentic Inter Miami jersey for $187USD, inclusive of tax. The reason why it is so expensive (or we were told) is because of the material. The version that we bought is the actual player jersey which uses a different material as compared to the fan version. We could actually see and feel the difference ourselves. Especially in terms of breathability, you can see that the authentic jersey has a breathable engineered mesh back with AEROREADY technology that keeps you cool and dry. The player jersey, does not have this technology and lacks the jocktag signoff on the bottom left too. The difference in price is about $50USD.

Enroute to Jacksonville, we also stopped by Buc-ee’s at Daytona Beach Florida!

Trans Florida Central Railroad Trail Bridge enroute from Miami to Jacksonville

Grabbing a hamburger enroute at McDonald's — Grabbing a hamburger enroute at McDonald’s

Buc-ee's has on average more than 100 pumps at its petrol station! — Buc-ee’s has on average more than 100 pumps at its petrol station!

Buc-ee's Beaver at Entrance of Daytona Beach Florida Outlet — Buc-ee’s Beaver at Entrance of Daytona Beach Florida Outlet

One of the reason why we visited Buc-ee’s was because during KLOVE Cruise, one of our dinner mates shared that Buc-ee’s as a petrol station, actually boasts of having the world’s largest convenient store. This, we’ve got to see…

Buc-ee's sells clothes and accessories as well — Buc-ee’s sells clothes and accessories as well

Inside Buc-ee's Daytona Beach Outlet, Florida. — Inside Buc-ee’s Daytona Beach Outlet, Florida.

Buc-ee's nuts, trail mix and dried fruits — Buc-ee’s nuts, trail mix and dried fruits

Freshly made barbecue sandwiches at Buc-ee's — Freshly made barbecue sandwiches at Buc-ee’s

Yummy foods from Buc-ee's! — Yummy foods from Buc-ee’s!

Inside, Buc-ee’s is just like a supercharged petrol station convenient store. You’ll be able to find souvenir items such as trail mix, chips, popcorn and beaver nuggets. There was so much to choose from and we soon found our little basket to be full of souvenir snacks from Buc-ee’s. We also tried out some food such as the beef brisket slice sandwich ($9) and the strawberry cheese kolach, both of which are signatures at Buc-ee’s. We also pumped up the car with 8 gallon of petrol for $24USD. That’s about 30 litres at $33SGD. Yup, cheap by SG standards. Overall, we were pleasantly surprised by the size of Buc-ee’s and is definitely a nice experience to see how HUGE petrol station convenient stores can get.

USA Trip 2024 Day 8 – Arriving at our Airbnb at Silver Street Jacksonville

For our stay at Jacksonville, we chose to stay at an Airbnb at Silver Street for about $150 SGD per night. It was part of the house that was segregated from the owners. We entered by the main entrance while the owners will enter via a smaller side gate to enter their entrance round the back. We found the premise to be spacious and clean. There’s a living space, a bedroom, a toilet with bath tub and fridge along with coffee amenities…

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Porch — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Porch

2bearbear at Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Historic Information about our Airbnb — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Historic Information about our Airbnb

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Large and comfortable bed — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Large and comfortable bed

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Coffee and Tea Amenities — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Coffee and Tea Amenities

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Refrigerator — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Refrigerator

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Bathroom — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Bathroom

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Bath Tub and Shower — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Bath Tub and Shower

Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville - Interior Decorations — Silver Street Airbnb at Jacksonville – Interior Decorations

Kate loved the Airbnb because of the colours used and interior decorations. As for Tom, he enjoyed the Lazy Boy rocker armchair as well as the dedicated HGTV app where we were able to watch past seasons of all HGTV episodes!

USA Trip 2024 Day 8 – Checking Out the Craft Beer Scene at Jacksonville

For dinner, we originally wanted to visit Intuition Brewery but turns out, there was a fire next door and police along with the fire department were in the vicinity, cordoning off the area and barricading the place. Hence, we went to the waterfront where we took some photos with a veteran destroyer (USS Orleck – Jacksonville Naval Museum). Complete with a beautiful sunset in the background. Thank the Lord!

2bearbear at Jacksonville Naval Museum (USS Orleck)

2bearbear at Northbank River Walk at Jacksonville

As an alternative, we headed to Ruby Beach Brewing instead…

Ruby Beach Brewing Company Craft Beer Menu

Ruby Beach Brewing Company House Wine List Menu

Ruby Beach Brewing Company Jacksonville Craft Beer Review - Double Ditch Imperial IPA ($7) and Ode to the Abyss Imperial Stout ($7) — Ruby Beach Brewing Company Jacksonville Craft Beer Review – Double Ditch Imperial IPA ($7) and Ode to the Abyss Imperial Stout ($7)

The Hungry Owl Thai Food Truck located next to Ruby Beach Brewing Company Jacksonville

The Hungry Owl Thai Food Truck Menu (Next to Ruby Beach Brewing Company)

The Hungry Owl Thai Food Truck next to Ruby Beach Brewing Company - Spicy Basil with Grilled Chicken (Pad Ka Proa - $15) and Flying Saucer American Lager ($5) — The Hungry Owl Thai Food Truck next to Ruby Beach Brewing Company – Spicy Basil with Grilled Chicken (Pad Ka Proa – $15) and Flying Saucer American Lager ($5)

Parking was free after 6pm near to Ruby Beach Brewing Company by the road side. This evening, we had the Double Ditch Imperial IPA ($7) , Ode to the Abyss Imperial Stout ($7) as well as the Fling Saucer American Lager ($5). There was a 7.5% Florida tax and we gave a tip as well. There was no food available at Ruby Beach Brewing Company but they have a collab with a Thai food truck next door known as The Hungry Owl. We ordered the Spicy Basil with grilled chicken which turned out to be very flavourful and the rice was so fragrant! Excellent even by SG standards. The only thing was that it was a little too spicy for us – but still shiok. As for the beers, they were pretty good. Especially the Lager, which was more robust than usual.

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We returned to our Airbnb in the even and the owner’s cat was waiting for us at the porch. Almost wanting to enter into the house with us! Thankfully, it caught our message of “No!” and stayed on the porch. 😅

Stay tuned as we check out the rest of Jacksonville on Day 9 of our USA travels in 2024!

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