Ok, where did those people go???

Sunday afternoon we decided to take a leisurely trip to the Gulf Of Mexico coast. We headed towards Tampa Bay and ended up at Clearwater Beach. It is a beach resort town with a pier and lots of hotels and trinket shops. I am guessing that this is a destination point for spring break which thankfully is over and the kids are back to their respective colleges and high schools.

It was a quiet day for several reasons. The aforementioned lack of unsupervised kids was one. The fact that it was raining was another. The economy has also reduced the number of tourist throughout Florida. We still enjoyed the view and the drive, though the detour due to the freeway being closed for a number of miles added miles to our original plans. It also gave us another opportunity to see a part of Florida we would have missed.

We did meet some wildlife on the pier and Sue posed with her favorite turtle. One of us volunteered to stick our foot somewhere beside in our mouth, and so Sue has officially dipped (her foot) into the Gulf of Mexico.

We had a great dinner at a nearly empty cute diner. Sea Food and black eyed beans were the specialty finished off with some delicious Key Lime Pie. The bacon wrapped scallops were also good.

We left Clearwater and headed home after a fun afternoon.

Final preparations were made for our departure to the Keys were we hope Florida will become the Sunshine State.