Blogs from Sarasota, Florida, United States, North America - page 4

Ready, Set, We’re Gone Our time at Caladesi State Park was very relaxing. Mary enjoyed a swim on Friday, but Saturday brought much higher seas and possible rip current, so she backed off. We visited in the morning with Phil and Karen, showing them some gunkholes around Charlotte Harbor and they introduced us to a dock at a McDonald’s north of John’s Pass. Mary visited the beach at sunset with a couple of ladies on a fellow boat and then retired to dinner on the PDQ. Quiet night, early bed….the usual Low tide was at 8:30am, but we were ready to go, so go we did. The only water around was what was just beneath us and that registered under 3 feet. Everywhere we looked we saw we saw sand and weedy shoals. But, we pushed ... read more

Geo: 27.3388, -82.5396From Gainesville we headed west towards the coast. Took a detour to Cedar Keys which is a very old quaint village on the coast. In addition to being an artsy community there were many homes which appeared to be seasonal. We spoke to one of the locals and she indicated that Cedar Keys is now like Key Largo was many years ago. Tarpon Springs was the next stop. Definitely a tourist town primarily because of the sponge industry. Further south is Dunderin - another quaint older village. We passed through Clearwater which is a maze of freeways and expressways and a very long and large bridge. Freeway traffic runs at 120-130 kph. Our last stop today is Sarasota. Tomorrow we head south towards Homestead which is just before the main Florida Keys.... read more

This is our fifth year at Sun N Fun, a top RV resport, beautifully situated among Sarasota's wonderful attractions and restaurants. Obviously we love it. It is unique in having a restaurant, grill, bar with entertainment most nights; as well as mini and pitch n put golf, fishing in a few small lakes, wood working shop, lapidary shop, water color lessons and more. Something new at Sun n Fun is the "Spa!" It's brilliant logic to have pedicures, manicures and other spa services available at RV Parks! I peeked in the mystical sounds, sents and dimmed lighting made it all very Zen! We ate at the grill a few times for snacks and pub fair but had to take a walk after a value laden $9.95 buffet of stuffed cabbage (golumki), pierogi, kielbasa, sauerkraut, beet salad, ... read more

This amazing Sarasota County park is right on the Gulf of Mexico, the furthest rig is less than the length of a football away from the sandy beach of Siesta Key. Two restaurants and a marina where you can rent boats sit right across Midnight Pass from this campsite. Sunning, walking and reading on the beach, shelling, conch blowers at sunset, fab dinner on the upper deck at Turtles, and off to a sunset Jazz event at Ca d'zan at the Ringling Museum! Looking forward to the weekend. An Exotic Car Show on St. Armond Circle on Long Boat Key where we will have lunch at our favorite Cuban Restaurant "Columbia." Juried craft show downtown on Main St., and possibly dinner and the Art Stroll in Towles Court tonight. Looking for a bike path! ... read more

Just four more days and we will be in Key Largo. Unfortunately the weather outlook is calling for possible thunderstorms every day in the afternoon. Here in Sarasota we have been having those storms pop up regularly so we will probably get them as well down there. Hopefully we can get some good morning dives in though. More later. - Happy Diving... read more