We were able to do something a little different for Independence Day this year. We went to a friend's house to swim and have dinner, then we went to the river to watch the fireworks. We've never been to the Melbourne show before; we usually watch the Palm Bay show. But on the river, you can see ALL the shows, and also the people who are doing backyard fireworks! It was neat to have such a great vantage point. We were also concerned about the weather all day long; but it turned into a beautiful Florida day--about the nicest day we've had in several weeks!

The first picture is some homes right on the river at the very end of the Melbourne Causeway, where we parked our cars. I took the other pictures because it was too good of a sunset to miss. The last picture is looking west (inland) back over the causeway. Happy Independence Day, all!