Christmas is in the air in Jacksonville...actually in the water too!We trekked down to the waterfront, the St. John's River, for Jacksonville's annual Boat Light Parade...
Thousands (it seemed like thousands) crowded the riverfront near Jacksonville Landing to see the fantastic festive flotilla. Beautiful (and expensive) boats all lit up with all kinds of themes cruised along the shore. The weather was perfect for the show, as the light breeze capped a day in the mid 70s.
Sons of Norway EntryOur favorite was the Sons of Norway, whose yacht looked like a Viking Longboat with all its lights. They had a crew wielding lit oars, and wearing neon Viking Helmets. We found out today in the paper that it won best in show. All the craft were not hugs, as one of our favorites was a 16 foot John Boat with some kind of structure carrying lights that looked like an alligator head, and it was pulling a lit alligator tail some 25 feet behind it. Unfortunately, I did not get a good photo of it.
It was a fun experience to see all the creativity and fun involved in this annual event.
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