Shortly after passing the inlet we turned west into a channel to the Sebastian River. We passed under the bridge for US-1 and the railroad trestle.

In the 1800's Henry Flagler purchased and merged several railway companies to create the Florida East Coast Railroad, which runs from Jacksonville to Miami.

At one time the railway was extended all the way to Key West. Named "Flaglers Folly", that portion of the track was destroyed by a hurricane.

As we head down the river we see large, luxurious homes scattered through lush, natural vegetation. The scenery was often just river and sky and trees, but every now and then we would see a few houses in a group. Most of the homes have docks and boathouses and lots and lots of screenrooms.

Ospreys like to sit in the branches of tall, dead trees to take advantage of the view. There were a lot of osprey and many great blue herons around. The tourists were all very excited that in spite of the cool weather they got to see an alligator sunning himself.

next page....