Cruising on The Halifax River

Before we left FL, we wanted to take this luncheon cruise on the Halifax River which is the intercoastal waterway that goes right by Charlene's house. We were south of her place in the South Daytona Beach area. On the cruise we had a delicous lunch and narration about the area. It was very relaxing and informative, and we had great food. Here are Bob and Charlene in front of the paddle wheel boat. NOtice the paddle wheel in the back.

The dining room was decorated with a Victorian flair. There was a stage, and on some cruises they do have live music, but not on this one.

Another view of the paddle wheel.

There were a couple of draw bridges that had to go up so we could go by. I guess it's the equivalent of having to wait for a train to go by.

Some bridges were high enough so going under did not affect the traffic on the bridge.

Another view of the paddle wheel.

Here are some decorative bridge columns. Different marine life has been painted on them.

Manatees are often in the river here, but during the winter they go where it's a little warmer. There's a park called Blue Springs State Park and during the winter if you go to the park you will see hundreds of them. We went last year, but not this year. They are so cute.

For lunch, Bob and Charlene had delicious salmon, and I had Shrimp Creole. All the food was great. The water was calm, and the temp was about 70 with partly cloudy skies. Beautiful day.