The Perfect Beach Day

Since our last day at the beach sucked, we tried it again today.  The weather was absolutely perfect...hi 70's, light wind, not a cloud in the sky!

We grabbed lunch at Subway and ate at Port Charlotte Beach Park.  The parking is still FREE but it was limited because apparently there is a regatta this weekend, not today, but this weekend.  Go figure...

We found a great spot in front of the boardwalk and had it all to ourselves, all afternoon.  The water was nice and warm and even when the tide came in, we still had plenty of beach.  

There was evidence of the upcoming regatta when three racing catamarans came around the end of the pier and "docked" on the beach.  They didn't technically dock, there were two people on each one, they stopped close to the beach, one of the people got a set of tires with an axle, brought them into the water and placed them under the catamaran, then they wheeled them out of the water and onto the sand.  It was very interesting to watch.

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Ahhhhhhh...

It wasn't a perfect day but we headed to the beach after lunch.  It was cloudy but warm with a light breeze.  The beach was pretty quiet and best of all...it was FREE!!!  They are changing the pay booths, so for now they aren't charging the usual 75 cents an hour.  I told Bill they are probably changing them so they can charge more.  

The sun danced in and out of the clouds and it was HOT so we were thankful for the clouds.  We stayed a couple of hours and by the time we left, there was more sun to the right but it looked pretty dark the other direction, although there is no rain in the forecast.

No feet in these pictures because I still haven't gotten a pedicure.

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Going Our Separate Ways

We ate breakfast at home, went to the farmer's market, then got coffees at The Foot Landing, but it took forever and they weren't very good.

Bill and Dan headed to the Rays/Yankees game.  Wendy and I brought the groceries home, had lunch and went to Port Charlotte Beach Park for a couple of hours.  

It was 84* and we were thankful for the breeze.

We came home around 3:00, changed our clothes and drove back over the bridge to Elegant Nails for pedicures.  

Bill and Dan stopped at Beef Country where Dan bought filets and Richards Whole Foods for candy!  

Wendy and I got home about 5:45 and we had a great dinner of filets, brussels sprouts and smashed potatoes.  Wendy went to bed early because she wasn't feeling well.

We turn the clocks ahead tonight...woohoo!

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Relaxin'

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Time at the Beach

A perfect day...75*, not a cloud in the sky and a nice off shore breeze.  We picked up sandwiches at Subway and headed to Port Charlotte Beach Park for a couple of hours.  

Seriously, it doesn't get any better than this!

We bought iced coffees at McDonalds on the way home.  Between visiting Dunkin Donuts and McDonalds today, Bill was called "Baby", "Sweetheart" and "Honey" (4 times) and none of them were by me!  haha

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Greg's Visit...Sticking Around Town

Today is the day between two busy days so we decided to stick close to home.  We ate breakfast at home, then headed to the farmer's market.  From there, we walked to The Foot Landing, which is a running/walking equipment store which also sells Hawaiian pressed coffees.  Of course, we had to each have one.  I didn't realize each cup took four minutes to brew and they were only able to brew two at a time, so this took awhile.  Once they were ready, we sat in the sun in the court yard and drank them.  They are quite tasty.

Bill continued to soak up some sun while Greg and walked through the Artist's Artelier, then to Publix, then home for lunch.

We wanted to get to the Peace River Wildlife Center in time to watch the pelican feeding, which I thought was at 2:00 but it turned out to be 2:30.  Needless to say, we were there plenty early, giving us lots of time to take pictures and observe the birds doing what birds do.

Brown Pelican (photo by Greg Wehmeyer)

Sandhill Crane (photo by Greg Wehmeyer)

Great Blue Heron? (photo by Greg Wehmeyer)

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We walked along the sandy beach to the pier, back to the car and on to Fisherman's Village.

Bill was duped into buying fish food although there were absolutely no hungry fish to be seen.

 Didn't stop him from trying tho.

"Here, fishy, fishy, fishy"

Greg captured this Great Egret perched along the dock.  The green on its face only appears during breeding season.

Greg did some shopping for Ella, we all got beverages and took a silly photo on our way out. Guess it would have been better if I had backed up and got the whole fish!

On the way to our next venue, we stopped to show Greg the exercise equipment located along the Liner Park Pathway and of course, he and Bill had to get their daily workout in.

work it, Bill!

From there we drove through Maria Manor to show Greg where my condo is, then to Port Charlotte Beach Park.  We stopped and took a short walk along the beach.

One more stop on the way home...T.T.'s Tiki Hut for an adult beverage.

According to Greg..."With the sun low in the sky and the wind coming off the water, the temperature plunged into the 60s".  hahaha  Actually, my teeth were chattering and I finished my drink in the car.

Greg said "I was just pretending to be cold in solidarity with New England" because it was brutally cold there, while he was here.  He has a great sense of humor.

Bill fixed pasta carbonara for dinner.

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Surf's Up

80 degree days have been few and far between this winter!  However, today it was above 80 and although it was very windy, we headed to the beach because cooler weather is coming back.  The water is generally calm but the wind created some actual waves...small but waves never the less.

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