Marian Tomblin People you should know in Daytona Beach, Florida While researching Daytona Beach Florida history, I came across a most fascinating lady!! Marian Tomblin is one of the most gracious of women. She is warm, wonderful and a great writer. Once I found her stories I had to continue reading until I read them all!! She has truly unearthed some great reads, and she has been gracious enough to give permission for me to share them with you!! She is a frequent contributor ... Read more »
Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach – The Beach the locals go to……
After several years of hanging out on the sands of Daytona, I have a favorite beach. It seems to be the one that the locals frequent. I referred to it in my recent post, Lighthouse Park. This link provides a map. http://volusia.org/parks/lighthouse.htm In this picture, I have walked out to the end of the pier and I am looking back to the beach...check out the nasty jagged rocks...you do not want to fall in... You will find fishing off the pier and you can look across the inlet to ... Read more »
Daytona Beach — The Beach
The Beach Vacation Planning Driving and Volusia County Beach Info One of the shining highlights of coming to Daytona is driving on the beach. Parking your car, setting up camp and enjoying the day with a beach chair, a cooler and a slather of sun tanning oil. Beach Hours The beach is open to vehicles from sunrise to sunset Nov. 1 through April 30 and from 8 a.m.-7 p.m., May 1 through Oct. 31. There is a $5 per day per vehicle user fee to drive on the beach February 1 through ... Read more »
Daytona Beach — Flying into Jacksonville
March 19th - March 22nd, 2008 My most recent mini trip where I worked and stocked my condos. I flew in on Southwest Air using Rapid Rewards points and the only available flights were out of Jacksonville: i.e JAX. Jacksonville Airport: Quick walk thru terminal to public area, 10 -15 walk up type restauants /pubs - bookstores and various other small shoppes to pick up souvenirs relating to Florida - Jacksonville and area. Baggage claim is a short walk. Car rental -- quick and easy, short ... 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 – 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 »
Daytona Beach — Flying in….
February 12th, 2008 We leave a frosty day in Chicago (like 2 freaking degrees...) to travel to Daytona Beach..our journey ususally begins here... At the drinking establishment in Midway Airport Chicago, Illinois This is the last sober minute I will have until Monday -- CHEERS !!! I Love taking pictures of the sky and clouds.... I love to try to figure out where I am in this great country --- and there is quite a bit of guessing between Chicago & Daytona Beach Florida.... But I have ... Read more »
Daytona Beach Florida – The Birthplace of Speed – Pt 1
Daytona - The Birthplace of Speed - Pt 1 When you get to Daytona International Speedway, you will see some seating sections identified by these names:: Oldfield, DePalma,Weatherly, Earnhardt, Campbell, Segrave, Petty, Roberts, Lockhart, Keech. We can imagine where Earnhardt came from, but who are all of the others?? 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 ... Read more »
It Is A Daytona Beach Boat Day
Hi, I have the blues, but the wrong kind of blues. It is the final day of January and we are feeling the chill of another Chicago winter...this is what my flower garden looks like today. I guess on the bright side there are no weeds to pull... This is what my hot tub looked like at 2PM this afternoon, you see it started snowing at my house at 11AM, and another 6 inches has fallen since I took this picture. I have paid kids to shovel my driveway 2x -- I am doing my part to stimulate the ... Read more »