Flowers

Saw these at the store today
Made me think of you

I hope you are looking down from heaven and can see their beauty

Manzano's Deli

Manzano's Del had been on our to do adventure list for a long time.

The are open Tuesday - Saturday 11 AM - 2 PM.
This has made it difficult to cross this one off the list.

I left Daytona Beach so that I could get there for lunch.
It did not disappoint. I got two meals out of a half a sandwich.

Clubber Lang: Roasted Turkey, Honey Maple Ham, Bacon, Sharp Cheddar, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onions, and Ranch Dressing.

 

Bongoland Ruins

Bongoland Ruins

R&L Carriers Ambassador Suites

Ambassador Suites Daytona Beach

August 23 - 29, 2026

Mental get away

Tiki bar and pool

Room 308, right corner

Morning sunrise

Hotel at night

Full moon over the hotel

Full Moon Rise

W International Speedway Blvd Bridge

W International Speedway Blvd bridge as seen from the Main St Bridge.
I biked from the hotel and crossed the Main Street Bridge heading west.
I rode south to the larger W International Speedway Blvd Bridge.
I shot Go Pro video going across the bridge that I will add a link to.

 W International Speedway Blvd Bridge as seen from Main St Bridge

Main Street Bridge as seen form the W International Speedway Blvd Bridge

SeaSide Bistro & Bar

At the Holiday Inn nextdoor

BBQ Chicken flatbread 

Passion Fruit Martini 

The Martini was strong

This was the first sit down restaurant that I went to by myself. I have been avoiding this. I made it through it, I think the ocean helped with the sound of the waves in the background. The outdoor part of the restaurant was pretty empty, only 2 other couples.

Daytona Beach Pier

Bike ride down to the pier.

Then went the other way up to highway 40.

Stopped at the Spark hotel by Hilton that Jeni and I stayed at for Christmas 2025.

Probably rode around 8 miles. Bike riding is more enjoyable when there is less work involved. It is fun to ride again.

Time

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

    Gandalf

    The Fellowship of the Ring

Death is Nothing at All

Death is Nothing at All

by Henry Scott Holland

Death is nothing at all.

It does not count.

I have only slipped away into the next room.

Nothing has happened.

Everything remains exactly as it was.

I am I, and you are you,

and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.

Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.

Call me by the old familiar name.

Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.

Put no difference into your tone.

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.

Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.

Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.

Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.

Life means all that it ever meant.

It is the same as it ever was.

There is absolute and unbroken continuity.

What is this death but a negligible accident?

Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?

I am but waiting for you, for an interval,

somewhere very near,

just round the corner.

All is well.

Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.

One brief moment and all will be as it was before.

How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!