It just gets harder and harder to sit in my seat as we get close to the opening day of Biketoberfest®. The weather is absolutely stunning today! My office is right on the river next to the Orange Ave bridge which has these sweeping views of the river and the beachside. Today the water is sparkling like a million diamonds and there's this ever so slight cool breeze blowing the palm frons all around. We've even got occasional glimpses of Florida wild life like weird looking - long legged birds, and even dolphins playing. Every four or five minutes I also hear bikes rolling up and down- back and forth across the bridge and man does it make we want to jump out side or "run an errand". But as you can imagine, its also a time when people need answers, and things need to get done before the big day arrives.

This is our big week to get out all the posters, wallet cards and event pocket guides so they are easily available for you. It's also a time when phone calls are many, emails come from all over the world and folks all around the county are happy, working and excited with the anticipation of your visit. Just to make that point even more clear we've got a whole new team of local volunteers who will be out and about during the event thanking you, welcoming you, talking with you and giving you more free stuff so we can thank you some more.

That said, we hope you are on your way if not already here. We are looking forward to a great weekend here in Daytona Beach. If you get the chance, please take a ride over if you're close by or just go ahead and make that decision to get away from it all and do a road trip. Looks like mother nature is trying to help us out too. The weather truly is beautiful - ride safe - hope to see you here!