2013 Winter Trip; TIme to Check Out Daytona and the East Coast of Florida

On to Daytona Beach for the Daytona 500!. 

Stayed on Beverly Beach (Flagler) at a wonderful RV spot on the beach.  Since it is both Bike and Daytona week the cost of our site is $1000 a week!!! However, we were able to extend our stay for an entire month for the same price!!!!  What a deal.

 

 

 

Met up with our friends the Meesters’  here.  They are RVers we met 10 years ago from California.  They now live in NC and are here babysitting their granddaughter.  Both of their children are involved in Nascar.  Scott is the engine tuner for Kurt Busch and Kimberly works for the Sprint organization.  We spent one day with them in the infield of the track.

Looked up another of Walt’s buddies from up north.  Kraze Korlacki and his wife Ruthie.  Walt worked with Kraze at the GM plant back in 1968.  They live down here in the city of  Palm Coast now.

 

2013 Winter Trip; Fort Myers to Tampa

We headed up to the gulf side of Florida where we will stay for a week on Fort Myers Beach.  The RV spot is at the Red Coconut and right on the beach.  It is a very old place and very tight spots but worth it.  We collected a lot of shells at Captiva and Sanibel Island beaches.    

 

Had  a little excitement when one of the RVs burned to the ground when a propane garbage truck caught on fire next to it.

 

After this fire, we ran Smoke thru a fire drill.  He did really well!!

Next stop Tampa area where Wally was able to visit with friends from his home town of Walpole Ma who now live down here. 
 

 

Another great beach here.  Honeymoon.  We played bocci on the sand.  Plenty of obstacles, including an incoming tide.

While in this area, we drove to the town of Safety Harbor which has warm springs.  The manatee's stay there in the cold of winter.  Saw several including a mom and baby.l

Our friends Scott and Monica are still traveling with us.   We will split up after leaving Tampa. They will head up to Georgia for sun and golf before home to Canada.