Daytona Beach

No, not the city. The actual beach. I thought it best to include at least one image of it. It’s pretty.

Daytona Beach: Econolodge

I did not stay here. I stayed inthe hotel next door. It looked nice though early in the morning with the sun just peaking above the horizon. So I took it’s photo. No other reason that it’s here except that I still liked the photo after getting home.

Daytona Beach Sunrise with Palm

Sun. Peaking over ocean. How cool is this thought. Sounds of wave crashing mixed with, well, a sunrise. Yep. I thought that was pretty awesome. I feel bad for people who see this every day. They don’t get quite how amazing a boy from the Midwest can find it.

For all the irritation I’d felt over leaving Savannah (and there’d been a lot), Florida seemed to be trying to make it up to me.

Daytona Beach Predawn Birds

I like Seagulls. I always have. Many people consider them pests. I’ve always thought they were kind of cute. They frolic. I like that.

Daytona Beach Predawn

I’m in Daytona Beach and it’s going to be a long day. I’ve got a day planned at the Kennedy Space Center and then ‘m driving to Miami. So I get up early. And good thing I did. Sunrise is beautiful. All of a sudden, Florida is an amazing place where things like oceans and sunrises happen all at the same time. 

This is what happens when you bring a boy from the Upper Midwest to a beach-front hotel for the first time. You get a lot of sunrise photos. Settle in, there will be a bunch.