Saturday, March 10, 2012

Race Week 2012

Our good friends Pat & Dianna Smith, Randy & Laura Ellis, and Chuck Nichols came down for Race Week and the Daytona 500 this year.

The first few days, we all hung out and just had a great time in general.

The girls went to some great places to
shop and eat on our outings

What happens when you let guys shop on their own

The weather was beautiful right up until Daytona 500 day -- then RAIN.  So the race was delayed from Sunday until Monday night, but what a race it was!  The first Daytona 500 held at night -- and a spectacular wreck when Juan Pablo Montoya hit a jet dryer and blew it up -- on the back stretch of the track where the boys were sitting!




It was a long wait for the race, but they had one they could hash and re-hash forever.  Sadly, Pat, Dianna, and Chuck had stayed as long as they could and had to head back to Kansas City after the race around 1 am.

On Tuesday, Randy and Laura rented a Harley and we all went for a ride up the coast -- it was a beautiful day to ride.



The day started out a little cool...



... but turned out BEAUTIFUL and we stopped
at many great beaches and bars along the way

We had a great few days -- lots of food, lots of laughs -- and were so glad they could come down to visit us at our winter home in Florida!

Laura snapped this beautiful sunset picture
from our Florida room

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