The free bed story.... my name is Renata and until last Tuesday I had a bedroom that was carpeted with grey carpet and bedroom furniture to match.... I have 3 large dogs and I am prone to sinus infections -- so much so that I have had a sinus infection since August and have been on about 12 different anti-biotic prescriptions....and will be having surgery tomorrow (3-2-09) to help keep them away in the future... My wonderful husband decided Tuesday ( 5 days ago ---yes...) that maybe the ... Read more »
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach Resort – 1 Bedroom Condo
This is a 1 bedroom condo at Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. This condo is on the 2nd floor and just off the south corner of the building. The floorplan below is meant as an approximate rendering... been many years since I used the old drafting board and T-square and now I just photoshop for fun... This is the bedroom -- and this is the main entrance to the condo....there are 2 queen beds and the bathroom is off this room too. I can provide bathroom ohotos upon ... Read more »
Ocean Walk Resort — 3 Bedroom Condo
Ocean Walk Resort -- 3 Bedroom Condo This is the floorplan for a 3 bedroom condo at Ocean Walk Resort. The resort is located at 300 N Atlantic, Daytona Beach Florida. All 3 bedrooms are in the north tower and they are all oceanfront. During the Daytona 500 2008 we stayed in condo #1423 -- this was a timeshare condo that we reserved and I took some pictures of the condo itself:: This is the master bedroom, king bed -- you have private access to the master bath and there is ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Bandshell
The Daytona Beach Bandshell History Taken from :: http://www.bandshell.org/history.php As early as 1921, a group of local residents began discussing ideas for improving what had become a run down section of Daytona Beach's oceanfront. The Bandshell is the result . It was built as a community-use project by the Federal Government Works Progress Administration (WPA) designed to stimulate the economy during the depression. It cost the city $84,000 and the Federal Government $184,000. ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Bike Week History
History of Daytona Beach Bike Week An excerpt from the on-line place to go for Daytona Beach Bike Week Information::: http://www.daytonabikeweek.com Perhaps it was the appeal of hard sand, warm winter days and the excitement of that first motorcycle race on the beach, that made Daytona Beach the home of Bike Week. Maybe it was the spirited activities surrounding the event that have kept people keep coming back. Whatever the case, Bike Week has been a tradition since January 24, 1937 - ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Boardwalk – Mardi Gras
Daytona Beach Boardwalk - Mardi Gras Continuing our walk along the Daytona Beach Boardwalk we find another great place to take the kids during a bad weather day or a place where you will loose teenagers for hours... or even husbands for hours... Mardi Gras -- The Arcade !! I saved this fitting post for today -- I just could not wait for the official start of Mardi Gras -- which is Feb 24th, 2009 !! This place is as fun as Mardi Gras -- well without beads...you know trying to ... Read more »
Daytona Beach – Walking Along
Daytona Beach Walking Along We left Chicago yesterday and landed in Orlando last night. We spent the night at Daytona Beach Resort & Conference Center. My favorite part of any visit to Daytona is walking along the beach first thing in the morning. After suffering thru a rough Chicago winter the Daytona sunshine felt great... This is what I saw as I walked along the beach heading north from Daytona Beach Resort at 2700 N Atlantic Av. This is the pool at Daytona Beach Resort & ... Read more »
Daytona Beach – The Daytona Beach Road Course
Daytona – The Daytona Beach Road Course There were 11 world land speed records set on Daytona Beach during the years 1904 to 1935. After this date, in 1936 many of the world land speed races moved from Daytona Beach to the Salt Flats in Utah. The final speed record had been set along Daytona's hard packed beach. Interest in racing was still high in the area and Sig Haughdahl suggested creating a 3.2 mile oval track along the beach. The 1.5 mile measurement along the beach was ... Read more »
Daytona, Home of 11 World Speed Records
Remember the Birthplace os Speed Pt 1 ?? Long ago, in the 1900-1907 era the Ormond Hotel in Ormond Beach Florida was the winter home or favorite vacation haunt to some of this country's early automotive pioneers. John D.Rockefeller, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Loius Chevrolet and Horace Dodge to name a few. In those days, roads were not constructed as they are today, the roads then were little more than horse trails, they were rutted and created problems for "auto-mobiles" that were being ... Read more »
Daytona 500 Winners
It's February and you know what that means.... Racing in Daytona....This is the Kentucky Derby of Nascar, The Superbowl of Stock car races, the first race of the season, the biggest purse of the year and unquestionably the most exciting event in racing !! It's also a well disguised reason for me to get out of Chicago and head somewhere warm for a few weeks... I have a reason to go to somewhere. !! The Daytona International Speedway held it's first race in 1959, so even tho last year ... Read more »