In a message dated 6/10/05 9:24:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, Rbuffdogs@xxxxxxx writes: Daytona was a sewer, and the facilities not fabulous. Daytona was hard to get to, and the hotels were less than fabulous. Grooming areas, crowded, stressful, non-secure. I cannot imagine EVER holding a national there again, for any reason. I loved Daytona. Every morning I waited for Rita to meet me on the beach to go for a run. Every morning I watched the sunrise come up, alone. Then I ran by myself, and loved it. The Bike week the following week brought an interesting crowd to the hotel, and I walked to the arena from my hotel every day. I walked out the back to the beach each evening and had some fun meals at some funky restaurants. I got to walk, (read he walked, I ran) with Dave Rinke down the beach one evening. I loved to cook out the Frank and Chris put on for everyone, and also the sunsets, the cool breezes and the beach. On top of the great dog show I enjoyed each day and had a great time overall. I can't think of a single national that I have not enjoyed. 82 in Ohio was maybe the most fun, however. Perry all seem to be the same. Some, however, do tend to fade in my memory. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================