Welcome to the forums Nick.
I once visited Daytona on spring break. Are you shocked???
I went with a friend who had an uncle in a small town 45 minutes west of there where we stayed. He and his family was truly hospitable and I had a great time. They had a hard time believing that they would have anything in common with me as they knew only that I went to high school in Philadelphia.
Little did they know that I summered in Maine with my mother and my drag-racing, logger, fishing fanatic stepfather and spent most of my time raking blueberries and running dirtbikes and a dunebuggy on the family wood lot. Once we got to talking, they forgot all their Yankee notions and we had a good old time.
Best of luck with your rebuild.
You've landed in the right place for that.