We did not anticipate that maintaining a blog would be so time consuming so if we post a few days together, accept our apologies.
Friday, February 11th, 2010
Do nothing day
This was a do nothing day because the day was cloudy, rainy and cold. So we spent the day inside, reading and watching a few more Episodes of Lost. Saturday is supposed to be better weather wise.
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
Port Orange Municipal Grounds
We woke up to a beautiful sunshine and the temperature in the low 60s. Today was a day to walk to the Port Orange municipal grounds which is about 2 km from the RV resort. The grounds include a number of facilities such as the municipal offices, a library, a grandstand and even a lake. The municipality build a walking exercise path around the lake with various exercise stations. The total distance around the lake is one-half mile. We saw dozens of turtles sunning themselves on the shore of the lake and some large birds that looked like white herons. Unfortunately we did not bring our camera so I have no pictures to share with you! I will bring one along on our next outing and get those pictures.
We sat outside in the afternoon working on our suntan and we could hear the rumble of cars doing their practice runs on the newly re-surface track of the Daytona International Speedway. Tonight is the first event, the Budweiser Shootout which is a no-holds barred non-points race with the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stars.
The Resort has a campfire planned for tonight. I guess they prefer managing the campfires themselves. The RVs are parked so close to one and others that I could see how some people would be upset if one was allowed to smoke out the neighbours with a campfire at your own site!
Sunday, February 13th, 2011
Daytona 500 Qualifications
The day was sunny, not a cloud in the sky. We headed out as fast as two people who have been on vacation for three weeks could possibly get out the door. Around 11am we were on the road headed to the nearest IHOP for breakfast. We are done with IHOP; we won’t be going there again. Just not good enough for the money they charge. On the way to the speedway the gas light came on and we stopped at the nearest gas pump. Most gas stations requires upfront payment for gas or one can use a credit or debit card at the pump. As soon as Canada converts to zip codes we just might be able to use our credit cards without to much hassle! As for debit cards, well that's another story!
Now for the best part of the day! The Daytona 500 What a terrific time we had. We had heard that parking was a difficult at the speedway and when we drove along International Speedway Ave and we turned onto NASCAR Ave we were redirected across the street to a parking lot where there was free parking available. This was awesome because we discovered that today there was free parking all day.
We took our cooler (yes you can bring your own beer and soft drinks, water), camera and binoculars and headed to the entrance to buy tickets. Again the best thing happened – when Denis was walking towards the ticket booth a fellow asked him if he wanted a ticket. He explained that his wife didn’t come with him this morning and rather than see it wasted he gave it to Denis! Free parking and now a free ticket!! WOW. Once we entered the gate we walked underneath the grandstand and we came up into the speedway at the entrance to pit row and that is where we decided to stay for the day. I took a walk to the souvenir shop and bought Denis and I Daytona 500 ballcaps that we will wear golfing tomorrow.
When we were leaving Denis and I stood by the fence to see what it would be like when a car drives by and what a shock we got. The energy that came off that car going 185 miles an hour scared the silly out of us and we both almost fell backwards we looked at each other and laughed really hard.
Here are the pictures we took of the day.
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