Independence Day, Cedar Key

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 On the balcony at 6:31 AM

Another golf cart blocking access. To the kayak rack at Park Place. 

 

 

On the water at 9:05

 Dolphin

Dolphin pair

 

 Into the Number 2 Channel

 

Need to see a blue heron.

For red, white, and blue.

 Avocet

Tri colored, not blue, heron

 

 

 

Cemetery Point. The fireworks will be set off here

 

 

 Dolphin

 

 

 

 

Better dolphin pictures

 

hunting

The area below is directly across from Cemetery Point

 Looks like a good spot to view the fireworks.  In 2014, I watched them from my kayak.  It was high tide.  This year, the tide was going to be low after sunset.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Landed at 12:30

 Holiday festivities in City Park

My room is above the one with the bunting. Went in for a while. Good view for ClamFest

 Back out for some BBQ from the Ada Blue Cafe

 Which I brought back inside.  Cool comfort.  Tony's chowder, too.

 

Mullet toss!

 I had to watch.  My kayak was leaning against the palm that was the foot fault line.

On the Gulf again at 3:30

 Looking for the Stars and Stripes.  Starting with mine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A unique perspective of the Honeymoon Cottage.  The usual cormorants were not there, no worries about being pooped upon.

 

 

 

Airport Road bridge

 

 

 

 

 

 Mullet toss winner.

Or loser.  Depending (Ron Cuzner voice) of course, on your perspective.

 

 

 Words to live by.

Thin line between the Gulf and G Street

 Planting a flag on the Honeymoon Cottage

 

 Dolphin

 

 

 

 Landed at 5:48

 

Had dinner, then biked to the spot on the side of State Road 24 I had picked out for watching the fireworks.

 The opening act was pretty good

 

There was even a flyby

By an osprey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The display was 20 minutes.  Seemed longer. Which is a good thing and a fine way to end this Tale.