A beautiful Sunday was expected.  Sunny, warm, and calm.

Sunrise in Halifax Harbor Marina

The Daytona 500is going on  today.  The Blue Angles were supposed to fly over.  We heard 2 roars.  No sound barrier was passed.  By the time we got outside, they were gone.  A sailboat neighbor said he saw them on TV better than we did in real life.  Interestingly, we heard the car noise as they rounded the bend on the track.  According to Google maps, the track was less than a mile away.

This marina has floating docks.  A good thing since we really don’t want to have to climb up and down the back swim platform ladder.  This was a stretch though.  The docks were low.  Our ladder was fully extended and sometimes it didn’t look like it hit the ground.  We were very careful getting on / off the boat.  Have I said that I love this little ladder?

Ladder – fully extended

We were met at the dock by a dock hand who checked us in right at the slip.  No need to go to the Marina office.  He gave us the codes, keys, and visitor packet.  All very neat and easy.  We later decided to go to the office just to check it out.  We walked.  Walked.  The grey outline in Google Maps isn’t a sidewalk.  It is the water containment cement.  Thus, we walked on the road and never got to it!  The maps show that it is over a mile away from where we were docked.  How did the dockhand get to our slip so quickly?  By dingy!! I saw him motor over to a nearby slip the next day when he was helping another boat come in.  Very nice.

Our new neighbors:

Mallard duck pair

There were several pairs and single Mallard ducks.  Vying for space under the bushes or on the end of the docks.

Blue Heron

This Great Heron was very still but I saw it eye-ball me as I approached to take this picture.  Somewhat tame enough to tolerate a human to come within yards but not within feet before flying away.

Great Heron giving me the eye

We did pass by a nice Bar & Grill.  Since we couldn’t find the marina office, it must mean it is time to take a rest and watch the sunset.  This Bar & Grill had a painted floor.  We walked by so quickly I only got a glimpse.

I wonder how well it wears.  I could see this painted on my back patio.  Right?

As we were sipping our Yuengling beer, we watched the Goodyear at sunset, again.

Sunset at Halifax Harbor Marina