Halifax RIver

An 8am start and we are off to Palm Coast. We had a very hazy morning. It was slow speed and we were among 8 boats heading out. It looked like a boat parade. All but 2 were heading to the ocean at Ponce Inlet, while we picked up the ICW and the Halifax River.

The 175 ft Ponce Inlet lighthouse seen through the morning haze (tallest lighthouse in Florida).

We went by South Daytona viewing some paddleboarders and then proceeded under the 4 bridges in Daytona.

Passed by an old Navy tug . . . . which someone made into a home.

We also caught an homeowners association meeting in progress.

We left the marshes and tidal creeks of the Tomoka basin. We requested to have the Knox drawbridge opened, leaving the headwaters of the Halifax river and entering the canal. The canal took us pass Flagler Beach.

We reached Palm Coast Marina at 1:45. We were low on fuel so we first went to the fuel dock. As we were turning in, a guy in a skiff came in apparently not even seeing us. He must have been in a hurry to fish because he took off without getting back his credit card.

Palm Coast is a large planned community that is accessible by 3 canals. There are wide sidewalks shared by walkers, runners and cyclists.  We walked to the European Village town center. It has several restaurants and we dined at Burrito101  http://burrito101pc.com/