I slept good last night on Susan’s couch. Thanks again Susan!
I had a good breakfast and then woke up Gus to help me move the kayak down to the water. With all the gear stowed and the kayak ready to paddle I was on the water just before sunrise. 
The channel heading out Ponce de Leon Inlet was full of big deep sea fishing boats. Where I crossed they all had to go slow but not to far down the were taking off and throwing huge wakes. I’m glad I was far enough away so it was no big deal. I took the inside route near the sand bars and headed towards the lighthouse. 
Getting to the north side of the Inlet was against the tides but not too bad. Once I got on the north side I was really moving riding the flood tide.
About two miles north, all the fishing boat traffic ceased and for the rest of the day I was almost by myself. Surprising since it’s Sunday and really nice out.
Lots of bridges in Daytona and one was really neat. Every pillar supporting the bridge had a dolphin and manatee painted on them. 
I followed the ICW channel markers staying just outside of the channel most of the morning but when I got near Tomaka State Park I went over to the west shoreline. There were no houses on that side and it was beautiful to paddle along. I stopped for a short snack break on a little sandy point at the south end of the park. 
While there I checked my progress. It was 1230 and I had already gone 22 miles with a 4.2 mph moving average. That made quick work of the day and I only had about two miles to go. Tomorrow is a 25 mile day and it looks like most of it will be against the tides. ?
The Tomaka Basin camp site is really nice. And someone had built a nice fire ring. 
I collected enough wood for a fire and the wind died down just after sunset. 
But by that time I did not feel like messing with a fire. So here I am, inside the tent putting this post together.
As a side note, I scored two boxes of Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies outside the restaurant last night. I just finished the first box ?. I’ll save the second one for tomorrow ?.
Another fabulous paddle day.
Happy Paddling
Such wonderful relaxing memories to relive when you get back to the stressors of a working life …. OH WAIT… YOU won’t be going back to a working life 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😁😁😁 love and hugs from your GS
Sorry to miss you, we were fishing on the beach about a mile north of Ponce Inlet today. You likely passed about a half mile west of us on your journey. Tuesday is our 1st wedding anniversary so we will be out for a little celebration…travel safely and we’ll catch up at some point. Enjoying your posts and photos….