I'm sitting here writing this early in the afternoon [published on this blog later in the day] at the Hampton Inn in Daytona Beach, looking out on the swimming pool area from the dining room. Melissa and I came over here for an overnight stay, and it has been very pleasant. This Hampton Inn is the newest one in town, located a little bit north of the boardwalk area. We spent most of the time here lounging around the pool and the beach, naturally. I managed a 1.6 mile run about three hours ago...it was pretty hot, but I was surprised by how well I felt running it. The weather has been cooperative for the most part, although yesterday evening it stormed a little. We're going back to Gainesville a little later this afternoon...
