We are thoroughly enjoying our anchorage in the Destin Harbor. It was just dumb luck that brought us here for their big Christmas celebration. This place is a hubbub of activity. The River Walk is busy with shoppers, eaters, Christmas pageant participants and people decorating boats for tonight's parade. We put the dingy in the water and took a little cruise over for lunch. The biggest problem is getting me on and off the dingy. Even in my more agile years I had a terrible time with that task and today it is downright hysterical to watch me maneuver. Luckily we were able to drive up on a jet ski dock at the restaurant so I didn't have to get on all fours and crawl off. About 6:00 the parade started and it was great. We sat on our back deck and watched about 20 boats decorated with huge amounts of lights circle the bay and us. They ranged from tasteful to ridiculous over the top displays. Once they completed the circle the fireworks started. Brian and I agreed this would definitely be a birthday that he would remember. It was a wonderful day!
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| Is he waving or airing out his wing-pits? |
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| Keeping with our tradition of eating in local shacks we choose to have lunch here. Good food and local band playing Jimmy Buffet. |
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| The birthday boy in The Oyster Shack Dollar bills stapled to the walls -- an interesting decor. |
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| He's trying to figure out how he can hoist me off the dingy and back on the boat. |
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