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Christmas Eve Linda and I explored the beach.  About a half mile south are the Sunglow Pier and Crabby Joe’s Bar &Grill.  Half way out the pier is Crabby Joe’s.  The far end of the pier is for fishing.  To get to the fishing pier you must walk through the center of Crabby Joe’s.  So you will see fishermen, with all their paraphernalia, stroll through the restaurant on their way for their days catch.   The catch of the day seemed to be Whiting, ranging from 14 to 18 inches and are quite tasty.  If you’re in a hurry to sample your catch the Crabby Joe’s chef will cook it up right on the spot!

After we came down off the pier I spotted seaweed laid out in very straight lines about six feet long.  I had to check it out.   It was the border on a picture made of seaweed.  I went back up on to the pier and got a look.

Christmas Day was spent walking the beach collectiong sea shells or sitting on the balcony watching others walking the beach or swimming in the pool.  It was surprising how many people came to bask in the sun or play in the waves on Christmas Day.   For many local families it’s their tradition. The temps were around 80 and the wind was calm making it was the perfect day to enjoy the beauty of nature.    

We saw an airplane pulling a banner

 “Julie... will you marry me?... Bob”.      

I wonder how that worked out!

While walking we met a lady named Carol who was here with her family from NJ.  She and her husband are boaters and she shared stories about how she would take her 21 foot boat out by herself and go fishing near Long Island NY.  On the Fourth of July they would anchor out near the Statue of Liberty and watch the fireworks.

We called our son and daughter-in-law to wish them a merry Christmas.  I put us on speaker phone and we were telling “Sharon” all about our great time in Daytona Beach and she was chiming right in with the conversation.  Suddenly she said “I have no idea who I’m talking to”.  I had dialed a wrong number and the girl sounded so much like Sharon we just started jabbering on about our adventure.  We all got a big laugh out of it and wished each other a Merry Christmas.  She was a great sport.

Monday 12/26/11.    The morning was very cool, breezy and overcast.  The repairs should be finished today however the forecast is for rather high winds (gusts of 25-30) today and tomorrow.  Sea Love Boat Works agreed to leave us on the hard until Wednesday.