Well, it's Special Event season in Daytona Beach and to start off Bike Week, I'd like to revisit some pictures from my trip to Biketoberfest.... We are bikers and enjoy our Harley, we have enjoyed many trips with bikes to Florida. We have yet to trailer because Gene likes to rent bikes while we are in Florida... V-rods are his favorite rental... he likes to check out the latest and greatest machines while we are in town... somehow the seats keep getting smaller and smaller for me -- hard to hang ... Read more »
Archives for February 2008
Daytona Beach Restaurant Reviews – Down the Hatch
Located in Ponce Inlet -- Take Atlantic (A1A) south to just near the Lighthouse, cut west Peninsula Drive. Follow the signs to "Down the Hatch" a great little bar & grill that is a waterside restaurant. My favorite places are where you can sit when the sun is shining and you can watch the water life and drink a beer -- this is near the top of my list of Best Waterside Places in Daytona --- They actually bring the catch in here -- This place has been around for a long time ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Restaurant Review – Peach Valley Cafe
Peach Valley Cafe A nice cozy little breakfast place...in Ormond Beach, take A1A north , west on Granda in the strip mall on the north side of the street is this little cafe. Nice, cutsey breakfast place with great food !! The apple fritters are out of this world, but the zippers on my mini skirts were already screaming this trip -- so I held off -- but encourage you to try them, they are excellent ! Gene had the egg white - mushroom croissant with skillet potatoes and ham. I had the pancakes ... Read more »
Kayak Rentals in New Symrna Beach
This is purely an information post - for the Kayakers in this group - you know who you are.... I can only offer you my observations because I never kayak..... JB's is also a kayak launching rental place. Colorful kayaks await the sportsmen among us There you have it..price above Also fishing guides for you, wondering if mosquito lagoon is a good place to fish.... Well...there is the guarantee for you So now you know where to go..... Would love to hear ... Read more »
Daytona Restaurant Review – Cancun Lagoon….
After the 50th Daytona 500 - we did what we always do after the race... we went to Cancun Lagoon to grab dinner and wait for traffic to clear out. Brother-in-law got a little bit of sun today and seems to be in a good mood -- this is his favorite part of the day and there is no living with him if he does not get to go to Cancun Lagoon after the race -- my sister is so afraid of how he will act that she insists we accommodate him ...and we do... how can you say "NO" to him ?? More Corona?? ... Read more »
Daytona – Sunrise over the Bandshell
One of the things that I LOVE to do when I am in Daytona is to get up early and watch the sunrise... I like to be alone with my thoughts first thing in the morning and ready myself for a productive day... I got a new Nikon 80 for taking pictures last Christmas, like Christmas of 2006 and I have spent over a year trying to figure out how to use it... Sunrises are hard and they go very slowly -- so really I should set my tripod up to capture the same view as the sun ... Read more »
Daytona 500 Souvenirs – Best Deals are at Flea Market
Daytona 500 Souvenirs - Best Deals are at Flea Market Daytona 500 Souvenirs can be found all over the city of Daytona during Race Week. It really depends on what type of soubenir buyer you truly are to determine where the best places to shop will be for you... Are you like my mother and keep a plastic wrapped Dale Earnheardt jacket? If so, then a flea market may not be the type of place to pick that sort of an item. But, if you are like Gino and myself, and buyer for lots of kids, ... Read more »
The Day My Laptop Died……
Well, the 50th running of the Daytona 500 was one of the nicest February days I can remember in Daytona Beach Florida. It was also the day my laptop died -- I saw the blue screen of death and cried... I had pictures on that laptop from December 2004 that I could never replace. Anyway, posts will be dealyed. My March 2008 header will be dealyed. I am saying Hail Mary's & Rosaries while awaiting word from the Geek Squad on saving my data.... ... Read more »
Daytona Beach – Restaurant Reviews – J.B’s Fish Camp in New Symrna Beach
It's a family tradition to have lunch at our favorite New Symrna Beach haunt... J.B's Fish Camp... We love J.B's -- Never a bad time.... This is the patio -- this eatery is right on the bay...on Callusa Creek In New Symrna Beach and this waterway goes out to the inlet..... And a nice long pier to walk and fish off.... On the Bethune Beach BoardWalk..... We are in J.B's..... and they have an interesting little habit here... See the paper on the table ?? This was our little group of Daytona ... Read more »
Daytona Beach – Daytona 500 – Flyover
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Daytona 500 – Dale Earnheardt Jr.
Daytona 500 - Dale Earnheardt Jr. We are another one of those Earnheardt families. My mother - watched Nascar races for as long as I could remember. Her favorite driver? Cale Yarborough was her favorite driver for years and years, until Dale Earnheardt came along. Christmas of 2000 she got a jacket that is the same as the one worn by Dale in this picture, it was signed by Dale Earnhardt on the weekend of his death, and she was sitting in her Oldfield Tower seats during the Daytona 500 of 2001, ... Read more »