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watchfan1 · 27 April 2009, 05:01 AM

.....as my parents are visiting from the old country, I decided to take FRI off and take a little
'across the Florida weekend trip." We left FRI morning and started to head NE across the state
through old (and new) FL towns.
At first we stumbled upon thousands of bikers in Leesburg. Later we made a little detour and stopped
in a very 'modern old-fashioned' community called The Villages where Red Hat Society ladies took over town ;)
After a nice lunch we continued to old Florida town called Mount Dora that is famous by 'many' antique shops.
(the shops are not my cuppa tea, but a neat town nevertheless.) Of course I stumbled inside some of them
in hope to find some vintage watch gem - sorry no luck .... :D

Our trip later continued to Daytona and Daytona Beach. Interestingly - I live in FL for 18 years and Daytona
is only 3 hours away from me, but this was my first time visiting the famous Daytona Beach. (I have been to
Daytona to watch the evening NASCAR race once - but never made it to the beach. We experienced a beautiful
sunrise yesterday as you can see from the above pictures and overall it was great trip exploring my home state,
not to mention the enjoyment of my parents' company - since I do not get to see them too often.

Leesburg, FL

The Villages, FL

Mount Dora, FL

Dalton · 27 April 2009, 05:10 AM

Nice dial! seeing cars on the sand reminds me of the first Police Academy movie.

Chris B · 27 April 2009, 05:36 AM

Great pics Milos

Visited Daytona a few yrs ago, must go back soon, I remember a reggae bar with a sign on the door "No Crybabies"

Latrodectus · 27 April 2009, 06:10 AM

Enjoyed each and every picture! Your YM is a beauty!!!!!!

allmatch · 27 April 2009, 06:25 AM

Beautiful pictures! Love the sunset and beach pictures!

joeyk · 27 April 2009, 06:27 AM

love to be there lovely place . thanks for sharing ;)

PNR001 · 27 April 2009, 06:51 AM

Very nice pics ! Thanks for posting them.

CharlieG · 27 April 2009, 07:01 AM

Some very nice shots!

rmcarlton · 27 April 2009, 07:04 AM

Thanks for sharing.

Otto · 27 April 2009, 07:10 AM

Nice photo essay, Milos. Thanks for posting it.

presario · 27 April 2009, 07:29 AM

What a place! Great pics and the YM looks amazing!

watchfan1 · 27 April 2009, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allmatch

Beautiful pictures! Love the sunset and beach pictures!

Glad you liked the pictures, guys.
(Morten, this was actually sunrise. The pics look very similar to those taken
at sunset except for these I had to set the alarm and wake up

)

sea-dweller · 27 April 2009, 01:36 PM

Great photos !

Lion · 27 April 2009, 01:38 PM

I enjoyed the photos of your trip through Florida and imagine your parents had a good time as well. Your watch is beautiful and enjoy the fruits of your labor!!!

Wolfgang427 · 27 April 2009, 01:44 PM

Excellent pic's Milos.

Bring that Yachty to NYC next month I want to try it on.

watchfan1 · 28 April 2009, 04:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolfgang427

Excellent pic's Milos.

Bring that Yachty to NYC next month I want to try it on.

will do ....Speaking of the May 16th NYC GTG - I hope that many TRF members
are planning on attending as well !!

JJ Irani · 28 April 2009, 04:27 AM

Excellent pics, Milos. Some of those vintage cars look real cute!!

SLS · 28 April 2009, 04:53 AM

Looks like you had a great time Milos! Thanks for sharing those,
~Scott

watchfan1 · 29 April 2009, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJ Irani

Excellent pics, Milos. Some of those vintage cars look real cute!!

..glad you like the pics of cars as well. What really took my interest were the special roads
only for golf carts in The Villages...and the downtown parking lots flooded with them.
As I am sure you have noticed....many of those 'vintage car' pictures are actually golf carts
in vintage skins as people (mostly retirees) use them over there as regular means of transportation.
(The town was also flooded with YG DDs and TT DJ on older gentlemen wrists

)

boa2 · 29 April 2009, 04:48 AM

Fantastic post, Milos!

I spent 6 months in and around Daytona, and your photos bring back lots of memories of that beautiful region.

Don't know if I can attend the actual GTG event next month, but I do hope to get to meet you in NYC!

Gasoil4ever · 29 April 2009, 04:53 AM

Nice post

Thanks for sharing

nads070 · 29 April 2009, 05:48 AM

Thanks for sharing!
I love looking at pics like this!

steelers · 29 April 2009, 05:53 AM

Fantastic pics! Thumbs up to your YM.

mck22 · 29 April 2009, 05:56 AM

WOW great pics, and it looks like a great trip.

27 April 2009, 05:01 AM	#1
watchfan1 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Real Name: N/A Location: USA Watch: Rolex PP AP VC FPJ Posts: 255	Yach-Master goes to Daytona (or a little trip report with some wrist shots)... .....as my parents are visiting from the old country, I decided to take FRI off and take a little 'across the Florida weekend trip." We left FRI morning and started to head NE across the state through old (and new) FL towns. At first we stumbled upon thousands of bikers in Leesburg. Later we made a little detour and stopped in a very 'modern old-fashioned' community called The Villages where Red Hat Society ladies took over town ;) After a nice lunch we continued to old Florida town called Mount Dora that is famous by 'many' antique shops. (the shops are not my cuppa tea, but a neat town nevertheless.) Of course I stumbled inside some of them in hope to find some vintage watch gem - sorry no luck .... :D Our trip later continued to Daytona and Daytona Beach. Interestingly - I live in FL for 18 years and Daytona is only 3 hours away from me, but this was my first time visiting the famous Daytona Beach. (I have been to Daytona to watch the evening NASCAR race once - but never made it to the beach. We experienced a beautiful sunrise yesterday as you can see from the above pictures and overall it was great trip exploring my home state, not to mention the enjoyment of my parents' company - since I do not get to see them too often. Leesburg, FL The Villages, FL Mount Dora, FL

27 April 2009, 06:10 AM	#4
Latrodectus 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Real Name: Fred Location: KY, USA Watch: GMT-Master II Posts: 10,054	Enjoyed each and every picture! Your YM is a beauty!!!!!! __________________ Member # 16057 4-Hands Club Tosser Club Member TRF Skypers Group

27 April 2009, 06:25 AM	#5
allmatch "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Morten Location: Denmark Posts: 414	Beautiful pictures! Love the sunset and beach pictures! __________________ Best regards, Morten

27 April 2009, 07:29 AM	#11
presario "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Andrew Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,428	What a place! Great pics and the YM looks amazing! __________________

27 April 2009, 01:36 PM	#13
sea-dweller "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Dennis Location: Bay Area - 925 Posts: 40,018	Great photos ! __________________ TRF Member #6699 (since September 2007)

27 April 2009, 05:10 AM	#2
Dalton TechXpert Join Date: Mar 2008 Real Name: Dal Location: Seattle Watch: 168000 Posts: 1,614	Nice dial! seeing cars on the sand reminds me of the first Police Academy movie.

27 April 2009, 05:36 AM	#3
Chris B "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 9,631	Great pics Milos Visited Daytona a few yrs ago, must go back soon, I remember a reggae bar with a sign on the door "No Crybabies"

27 April 2009, 06:27 AM	#6
joeyk "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: uk/earth Watch: GMT IIc Posts: 698	love to be there lovely place . thanks for sharing ;)

27 April 2009, 06:51 AM	#7
PNR001 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 26	Very nice pics ! Thanks for posting them.

27 April 2009, 07:01 AM	#8
CharlieG "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Real Name: Charlie Location: NY Posts: 1,135	Some very nice shots!

27 April 2009, 07:04 AM	#9
rmcarlton "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Real Name: Monty Location: Georgia Watch: Sub LV Posts: 787	Thanks for sharing.

27 April 2009, 07:10 AM	#10
Otto 2025 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Japan Watch: Daytona and others Posts: 3,025	Nice photo essay, Milos. Thanks for posting it.

27 April 2009, 01:38 PM	#14
Lion "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Leo Location: Midwest Watch: GMT-II 16710 PEPSI Posts: 21,461	I enjoyed the photos of your trip through Florida and imagine your parents had a good time as well. Your watch is beautiful and enjoy the fruits of your labor!!! __________________ SS GMT-II 16710 PEPSI(Z-serial#) THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN AND BOYS IS THE PRICE OF THE TOYS!!! MontBlanc Meisterstuck Doue Silver Barley MontBlanc Meisterstuck Solitaire Doue Signum Proud Card Carrying Member of the Curmudgeons.....Yikes!!!

27 April 2009, 01:44 PM	#15
Wolfgang427 2025 TitaniumYM Pledge Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Wolfgang Location: New Jersey. Watch: Rolex Tudor Omega Posts: 5,592	Excellent pic's Milos. Bring that Yachty to NYC next month I want to try it on.

28 April 2009, 04:27 AM	#17
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,317	Excellent pics, Milos. Some of those vintage cars look real cute!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

28 April 2009, 04:53 AM	#18
SLS "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Real Name: Scott Location: GMT -7 Watch: GMT's & Sub's Posts: 10,401	Looks like you had a great time Milos! Thanks for sharing those, ~Scott __________________ "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." -Benjamin Franklin Member No. 922

29 April 2009, 04:48 AM	#20
boa2 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utah Watch: Lover Posts: 3,957	Fantastic post, Milos! I spent 6 months in and around Daytona, and your photos bring back lots of memories of that beautiful region. Don't know if I can attend the actual GTG event next month, but I do hope to get to meet you in NYC! __________________ "Facts and truth really don't have much to do with each other."

29 April 2009, 04:53 AM	#21
Gasoil4ever "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cameroun Watch: GS Snowflake Posts: 1,534	Nice post Thanks for sharing __________________ 16710 GMT Master II "M" , SD4000, GS Snowflake, Stowa Marine Original.

29 April 2009, 05:48 AM	#22
nads070 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SoCal Watch: 16622 YM Posts: 374	Thanks for sharing! I love looking at pics like this!

29 April 2009, 05:53 AM	#23
steelers "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dallas Posts: 815	Fantastic pics! Thumbs up to your YM.

29 April 2009, 05:56 AM	#24
mck22 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Real Name: Brent Location: St Louis Watch: Rolex Sub Date Posts: 1,516	WOW great pics, and it looks like a great trip. __________________ 16610 Submariner GMT Master II 16710 1675

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