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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Destination Daytona Weekend

While Packard Bill enjoyed the comfortable days and cool nights outside Detroit at the Woodward Dream Cruise, the other Old Guys took in a local favorite, the monthly Destination Daytona Cruise In.

If you've never visited Destination Daytona, you've gotta do it! It's one of Bruce Rossmeyer's many Harley dealerships, but it's more than just a motorcycle store!

There's a couple restaurants, a couple bars, an outside food court, several shops, businesses, a concert pavillion, a hotel, condos, and more!

Cecil lives in Ormond. Sonny and I, knowing that the weekend might include a cocktail or two, opted to stay right at the Destination Daytona Hotel. We originally planned to meet at the Daytona Swap Meet first, but the plan changed when Sonny's clutch rod took a dump.

No problem...the fix, although temporary, was quick, and then it was lunch in a local hamburger joint...great burgers, and excellent fries.

Later that evening, Cecil led the pub crawl through some of the beach area lounges, and a quick stop at the hotel we're staying in when we re-visit in October, for the Dream Cruise.

We finished up Friday evening in true Old Guys tradition...the Saints and Sinners Pub just 87 steps from our hotel rooms! Sonny would have no problem findhing his room this time!

After a quick breakfast Saturday morning, Sonny and I visited the swap meet we missed on Friday. Cecil was unavailable. There was nothing at the swap meet we absolutely had to have, but I did find a couple neat Dremel attachments.

Satuday afternoon was the show, and even though it rained much of the day, the show field was filled to capacity. An hour before showtime, the rain stopped, the sun came out, the heat AND humidity turned up quite a bit, and that combination forced us into the air-conditioned lounge.

Swami and Nancy...we were celebrating her 50th birthday...drank buckets of Voodoo Juice, a quart bucket filled with five different rums, and some fruit punch to make it semi-drinkable! We think it's pretty potent, but you'll have to ask Nancy to be sure, and she wasn't sayin' much last night!

posted by Barry @ 7:44 PM

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