Daytona Beach is a wide, hard-packed stretch of sand where cars (even sedans) drive along all day observing the 'road signs' placed at intervals along the beach.
The nearby Daytona International Speedway is the home of the Daytona 500, lauded locally as "America's Great Race".
It's the race that kicks off the NASCAR season each year.
On a day when rookie hopefuls were pushing their vehicles' limits, vying to become NASCAR drivers, we rocked up to tour the famous track.
So through pure luck we scored the chance to watch cars almost as powerful as the NASCAR sedans flying around the track at top speed.
Our "all access" tour took us to places including the private 'sky' suites and took us through the tunnels into the infield to see the garages, the pit area, the driver's meeting room and victory lane.
Back at the beach, the boys have now spent two full afternoons chasing massive flocks of seagulls before soaking in our hotel's hot tub.
