{"id":3857,"date":"2011-03-28T00:30:31","date_gmt":"2011-03-27T16:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2011\/03\/28\/usa-2010-day-8-i-daytona-beach-i\/"},"modified":"2011-03-28T00:30:31","modified_gmt":"2011-03-27T16:30:31","slug":"usa-2010-day-8-i-daytona-beach-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/2011\/03\/28\/usa-2010-day-8-i-daytona-beach-i\/","title":{"rendered":"USA 2010 Day 8 (I) &#8211; Daytona Beach (I)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Date:<\/strong> 30 Dec 2010 Thursday<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>09:30 AM Breakfast <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s a free &amp; easy day for us and we decided to stay in bed slightly longer that morning. It was already 9+ when we had our breakfast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8841.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Decided to have something new today &#8211; Cornflakes!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8843.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And our favourite &#8211; sausage and omelette.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>10:45 AM Shopping at Walmart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We left the hotel at 10:30 AM and spotted a police petrol car in the carpark. There was a car broken into the night before and its front window was smashed into pieces. One of the policemen was checking for fingerprints from the car. Seeing this, we wondered if it was even safe to park at the hotel&#8217;s carpark. Perhaps there was something left behind in the car that had attracted the burglars&#8230; so, do not ever leave anything in the car!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/M1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Wingate by Wyndham Universal Studios \/ Convention Center<br \/>\nB \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Walmart<br \/>\nDrive 4.7 KM, 6 mins<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8850.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8851.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Window shopping at Walmart.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>13:15 PM Daytona Beach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/M2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Walmart<br \/>\nB \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Daytona Beach<br \/>\nDrive 102.0 KM, 1 hr 13 mins<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/SAM_2863.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Welcome to the World&#8217;s Most Famous Beach &#8211; Daytona Beach<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It was a warm day today as compared to the other days in Orlando. I didn&#8217;t have to wear my thermal wear and my winter coat for the day. We had chosen the correct day to visit the beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8852.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8856.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8858.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8860.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The beach was already quite crowded when we arrived. We found a parking slot along the beach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8861.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Seagull<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8862.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Another one<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8864.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8865.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8866.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Followed by many others&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8870.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8873.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8875.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8881.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8882.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We decided to take off our shoes&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8890.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">JR running back&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8892.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The water was freezing&#8230; We couldn&#8217;t stand being in the water for more than a minute. \u00e5\u2020\u00b7\u00e5\u02c6\u00b0\u00e5\u2026\u00a5\u00e9\u00aa\u00a8! The bones of our feet were numbed and aching and we had to &#8220;jump&#8221; out of the water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8897.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8923.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We got used to the water after some time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8924.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/IMG_8931.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/SAM_1268.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">JZ walking slowly towards the seagulls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/SAM_1274.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The sea is mine! WAHAHAHA!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/SAM_2902.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-content\/photos\/2010\/Travel\/201012%20USA\/Day%208\/01\/SAM_2922.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/travel\/\">View my entire TRAVEL list<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 30 Dec 2010 Thursday 09:30 AM Breakfast It&#8217;s a free &amp; easy day for us and we decided to&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bgseo_title":"","bgseo_description":"","bgseo_robots_index":"","bgseo_robots_follow":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3857"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3862,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3857\/revisions\/3862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lowsweetling.com\/mylife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}