Friends From the North

Marc and Deb come down every year to visit Marc's daughter in Bradenton for the Super Bowl.  Happily, we were able to make plans to spend the afternoon together.  

They arrived around 3:30, after visiting family members in Pt. Charlotte.  We visited for awhile, then headed to Fisherman's Village for a late lunch/early dinner at Shorty's Brewhouse.  This is a restaurant/craft beer establishment that was new last year, although we never tried it and Punta Gorda is their only location in FL.

We sat inside, because the sun was low and there was no shade outside.  However, the doors were all open so it was like sitting outside and there was a nice breeze.  Everyone agreed, it was a great meal!  Deb had pizza, Marc and Bill had the special burger and I had a spicy Hawaiian chicken wrap.  I can't believe I didn't take pictures.

From there we drove to Ponce de Leon park and caught a nice sunset.  We took selfies, which was quite hysterical because there were too many of us, Marc is very tall, Deb and I are very short and no one had long enough arms.  Our first attempt was pretty sad, we nearly missed Deb completely and I didn't want to playground in the background.  Oh well.  The evening sun was nice.

Finally, after much repositioning and laughing, Marc held the camera and Bill pushed the button.  In fact, I think that's his finger in the left hand corner.  Good grief.

The sunset was worth the trip.  I took these three...

and Marc took these two.

So glad we were able to spend time together.

Thanks for stopping by...
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