The Days Inn Gainesville blends the stimulation of a university-burg with the small town flavor of Florida's heartland for a rare destination that drew some of Florida's earliest tourists. Along its back ways, roadside vendors sell boiled peanuts, country towns sell antiques, barbecue pork and pine forests scent the air, and crystal clear springs make the landscape sparkle. The University of Florida, the state's largest and oldest, is home to the Gators, Gatorade sports drink (invented here), a