Blogs from Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, North America - page 2

Think Daytona Beach and what comes to mind is the Daytona 500. That may be the city's signature event, but there's more to Daytona than a car race. In its long and storied history, the town has given the world such notables as Duane and Gregg Allman (the Allman Brothers), Jackie Robinson, and Denzel Washington. Cuban President Fulgencio Batista holed up there for 8 years before returning to Cuba to seize power in a 1952 coup. Ransom Eli Olds (Oldsmobile), and educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune both called Daytona home; as did novelist Zora Neale Hurston, who lived and wrote in a houseboat on the Halifax River. Daytona is home to a number of highly regarded museums, and has a boardwalk and pier that rival those of Atlantic City. Six colleges and universities ... read more

Biking in Daytona Beach Florida (Circle Tour) Biked 3 times in 2015 Like many of the beaches on the Atlantic side of Florida, the sand at Daytona Beach is hard packed. The sand is almost like pavement. It is interesting to see large pickups and even bigger motor homes driving along the beach. There are many public access points in Daytona Beach and parking on the beach is free. Biking is best early in the morning. By late morning or afternoon there is usually a wind and it is great biking with the wind behind your back but a real challenge going against it. Also check for high and low tides. At high tides you can still bike along the beach but it is not as wide. I would suggest that you avoid the temptation to ... read more

Geo: 29.2036, -81.0394Along with Mar-a-lago.... read more

Summer fun in Daytona Beach The weekend before the Fourth of July 2012 was spent at Daytona Beach. The first thing we did was to visit the lighthouse at Ponce De Leon Inlet, which is located at the Southern most point in the Daytona Beach shoreline. The lighthouse is one of the tallest in the nation and the tallest in Florida. There are 203 steps to the top deck and definitely worth the climb up. Once at the top the view is breath taking. There are lighthouse keeper’s houses on the premises as well as a little movie area and a walking path (should bring bug spray!). It’s a beautiful area and a fun inexpensive thing to do. (5.00 adults/1.50 kids) Our hotel for the weekend was the Best Western Aku Tiki Inn. This place was ... read more

We left Jacksonville and headed for Daytona Beach to see our friend Carol (Howk) Lockwood. Carol was the HR Director when we were in Japan in 2000 and we had worked a number of projects together. She returned in 2001 to the Navy Annex and after surviving 9-11, decided to retire and move to her condo in FL. We had visited her there later that year and several other times. She met a wonderful man, Chuck Lockwood, retired Air Force, and they married. We saw that they were very happy. Carol and Chuck had come to VA a few years ago and we met them at the Air and Space Museum in Dulles. Unfortunately, Chuck passed away a month earlier and we did not get down in time to say good-by or be with Carol. So ... read more