Travel Reference
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Launching off from Haulover Canal, these kayak tours offer the opportunity of gliding
alongside manatees and dolphins. On night tours the dark waters sparkle as comb jellyfish
and bioluminescence illuminate cleaving paddle blades.
Eating
There are no restaurants within the refuge. Instead, head back across the causeway on SR
406 to downtown Titusville.
Dixie Crossroads
SEAFOOD
(
321-268-5000;
http://dixiecrossroads.com
; 1475 Garden St, Titusville; mains $8-46;
11am-9pm
Sun-Thu, to 10pm Fri & Sat; )
Rodney Thompson developed the rock-shrimp fishery off Canaveral's coast in the early
1970s and in 1983 his daughter, Laurilee, opened the Dixie Crossroads Seafood Restaur-
ant. The aim: to put local shrimp back on the Canaveral's tables, which are inundated with
imports. Today this local landmark continues to serve up seasonal shrimp, including sweet,
blush-coloured royal reds, succulent white shrimp and melt-in-your-mouth rock shrimp.
Shrimp are ordered by the dozen with accompaniments of sweet potato, grits and
coleslaw. Other menu highlights include fresh Indian River red mullet, oysters and scal-
lops. Despite the generous seating in the funky wooden chalet there's often a queue at peak
times, so order a drink in the gazebo bar.
