The Sunshine Skyway

Saturday, November 26th was another perfect day. We had plans to travel to Sarasota and wanted to get an early start. However, Mel discovered that our bathroom sink was clogged. He headed off to Home Depot, while I showered and dressed for the day. Thank goodness, Mel knows how to fix anything. He efficiently repaired the sink and then got ready for our day.

We took I275 from Tampa to St. Petersburg and then the Sunshine Skyway across Tampa Bay to Bradenton. We found our way onto Longboat Key hoping to find a beachside restaurant. But again, it was condo after condo after condo. We exited to Sarasota. What a beautiful city! It was sparkling in the sun and water. I pretty much fell in love. They have a sculpture park along the waterfront that was spectacular, but we just couldn't find that perfect lunch place and ended up at Bennigans.

Coming off of Longboat Key, we drove through a darling shopping area, called St. Armand's Circle. It was all decorated for Christmas. Mel gave me a choice, St. Armand's Circle or the Ringling Art Museum, Ringling's home and the Circus Museum. I chose St. Armand's Circle. The circle is something like a cross between Long Grove and Door County with Michigan Avenue prices. Of course, there were several outdoor cafes and wonderful lunch places. Oh well, you can't win them all. But it was fun anyway.

We wrapped up the day by visiting Carol and family before Susan, Conor and John left for home. Reid and Will left on Friday night because Will was playing in his baseball league's championship game on Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. We were so fortunate to be able to spend time with all the Kelleys.