New Smyrna Beach

This Brown Pelican was swimming along the Intracoastal Waterway through New Smyrna Beach.



Sea oats protect the beach from erosion and are protected by law.



The beach just south of Ponce Inlet is popular with surfers. NSB is also known as the shark bite capital of the world.



The Ponce Inlet Lighthouse is 175 feet tall and visible all over NSB.



Beachfront homes like these and beaches you can drive on make NSB one the best Florida beaches to take a vacation.

Roar Before the Rolex 24

The Roar Before the Rolex 24 at Daytona Beach on Saturday started with an early morning dusting of sleet and snow, but by afternoon conditions were good enough for testing.



Patrick Dempsey was on hand for testing this weekend as he readied the #40 car for the Grand-Am Rolex 24, part of the Daytona Speedweeks Racing Schedule.



#40 Mazda RX-8 / GT - Dempsey Racing, Drivers; Patrick Dempsey / Charles Espenlaub / Joe Foster / Scott Maxwell



#02 BMW Riley / DP - Chip Ganassi Racing, Drivers; Dario Franchitti / Jamie McMurray / Juan Montoya / Scott Dixon



#48 Porsche / GT - Miller Barrett Racing, Drivers; Luke Hines / Peter Ludwig / Bryce Miller / Kevin Roush



#60 Ford Riley / DP - Michael Shank Racing, Drivers; Burt Frisselle / Ozz Negri / John Pew / Mark Wilkins



#90 Porsche Coyote / DP - Spirit of Daytona Racing, Drivers; Antonio Garcia / Darren Manning / Paul Menard / Buddy Rice



#97 Chevy Camaro / GT - Stevenson Motorsports, Drivers; Matt Bell / Mike Borkowski / Brady Refenning / Gunter Schaldach



Fresh from Florida 200 testing photos »

Poinsettias at Disney World

Nothing gets you in a Christmas state of mind more than when you see a bunch of poinsettias grouped together in a festive display and no place on Earth puts out better floral displays the ones at Walt Disney World.



Disney goes all out when decorating for the Holidays, if it doesn’t move you can bet they’ll be something festive stuck to it or hung from it and their flower beds are no exception. Poinsettias are the most common holiday flower displayed and why not they are beautiful, colorful and extremely festive.

Osceola Wild Turkeys

I spotted these Osceola Wild Turkeys off Nova Road. Turkey season opens soon, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Charlie Daniels Band - Jam for America

On the way home from Biketoberfest we went to Jam for America at Edgewater Ranch. The Charlie Daniels Band was the headlining act and they were fantastic, playing all my favorite songs I grew up with.



Chuck Wicks also performed, I wasn't really familiar with his music but enjoyed it all the same.



The Lost Trailers were the opening act and were the surprise of the evening. I haven't been listening to country music in the last twenty years or so, actually I listen to everything but country music. But hearing The Lost Trailers may make me a fan again.