Time to pack up and move on! Car is "ready" and we are off to Panera for a bite to eat, a cup of coffee AND the blog for yesterday.
Moving on, we head for DAYTONA! How we got there? Only the Lord and "Naggy/Nellie" really know. We sort of went down Highway 1....but we completely blew off St. Augustine. Being particularly bright, I figured this out.....about 30 miles later!
Anyway, we got to THE track at Daytona. I cannot even imagine what THAT experience would be like on a NASCAR race day! Of course, the first raindrops we have seen in months.....fell just as we got there! Let me tell you, they must have been storing it up there. We had a lousy lunch at the only eaterie open and then enjoyed a SUPER 3'D IMAX production about NASCAR and the races at Daytona. (Their 50th anniversary is next February). Fantastic!! You know that damn tire barely missed me.......and Tom too! Miraculously, by the time that the film was over and we had experienced the hands-on exhibits (sans the pit crew effort!).....the weather had cleared and we got on the next open-air tour bus. We got a nice tour of the track areas. Did you know that it is possible to do 3 laps in the passenger seat (at some ungodly speed) for a mere $143?! They suit up.....helmet et al.....and go like hell. Quite a thrill ride---but expensive. Also, for an UNDISCLOSED fee, YOU can DRIVE some laps. (It might dwarf the national debt.....even under Bush). Last stop was at the product shop. Oh, how I wish Lee Anne could be there! She would eat up the Jeff Gordon stuff. Well, maybe a little will go home with us.
Time to get our act together and head for "Shades of Green".....the military resort/hotel at Disney World. Oooops! "Naggie/Nelly" routed us to a LOCAL Shades of Green. (Took awhile to figure that one out!) Then, because we were avoiding interstate highways, "she" sent us all over hell's half acre. Somehow, we got to the Lake Buena Vista, BUT, she did not find our "Shades of Green" (for which we only had a post office box number). Thank goodness, Tom though of the cell phone. I called, and, this wonderful operator actually talked us through extensive directions and it took close to 10 minutes/miles! Boy! Does this place look great, or what?! It is BEAUTIFUL.....and, we have a very nice room. We even had some good wine and a nice dinner on the property.
It has been quite a day!
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