Halifax Harbor Marina at Daytona Beach

Thursday March 7th : A long day cruising today starting at 8.30am and tied up at the dock by 4.50pm. A total of 80 miles mostly along the Indian River through Haulover Canal and the Halifax River. Now if yesterday was all about the Osprey today was certainly the pelicans turn. Impossible to catch on camera how they swoop down to catch their prey. Their skull must be very thick! While Nana was on the helm they kept flying past and then suddenly dive bomb into the water.

She was able to catch one picture while it rested on the water.

Another amazing sight was a flock of cormorant for some reason all in the same spot! Wonder what attracts them to that particular area.

Just approaching the Haulover Canal there is a shallow area with a small island which is often a great spot for kayaking. Well today they were entertained by several pink flamingo strooling along the sand bank. Again the picture is not great due to an inadequate camera lens.

It really was a wonderful day to watch Mother Nature at her best and great that so many people get to be outdoors and appreciate all she has to offer. We also got to watch dolphins again play along with our wake and Nandad even saw a manatee - a reminder why some areas have a no wake zone.

Although we have been to Daytona Beach a few times we have always stayed at the Yacht Basin, so this is a first at this marina. It is well suited for launching day boats with several ramps, and  a nice park area. You can also dine and cruise on the Lady Dolphin and take the Harbour Hopper Tour. We walked over to the Jackie Robinson Ballpark and decided another picture was neccessary - after eight years we likely look a little different - no kiddin!

Nana cheated a little and had a pixie hair cut yesterday at the shopping mall. Tomorrow we will return to St Augustine with our goal to make it to Amelia Island for the weekend. That should get us to ICW SM 720 back almost to Tiger Point Marina - where we left the boat for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This time we will continue on hopefully to South Carolina before heading back to Franklin March 19th.