Daytona Beach

It was a birthday celebration for three friends here in Crane Lakes so we went with four other couples to the Top of the Daytona, a restaurant on top of the tallest building along Daytona Beach. The restaurant has a 360 degree view of the Atlantic Ocean and Intercoastal -- and the sunset views are just amazing.

The restaurant is the entire top floor of the building

More exciting Daytona Beach news -- a whale has been sighted off the coast of Daytona Beach right where we usually go to lay out at the beach!  According to news reports, it is species called a "northern right whale" and they come to the Georgia and Florida coasts during calving season.  It would have been exciting to see them from the Top of the Daytona or out at the beach but we haven't seen any yet, although lots of toursists have.

Right whale photo from local tv station