Siesta Beach

Another morning in the pool even though the sky was cloudy and air was cool this morning.  But we decided that we were getting short on time in the sunny south and there is a beach that is rated #1 in the USA.  Siesta Beach is about an hour north of where are and is just south of Sarasota.  We packed a picnic lunch and headed out.

Along the way we took a side trip which took us out on Casey Key Road which runs along one of the islands that run along the coast.  There is some pretty spectacular real estate along here.  They have the Gulf on the west side and the inter-coastal waters on the east side.  Can you imagine sitting on your deck on either side of your house and having a view of water?   The rich and famous maybe. They even have these really cute manatee mailboxes.

 This is one of the houses we saw  It is small compared to some.

One was for sale for $16,950,000.  It has 11 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms.  Pretty Shabby!!  This is a single family home!!


After looking at some of these incredible places we headed on to Siesta Beach.  I can see why this is rated the #1 beach in the USA.  It is long, wide, level and the sand is talcum powder soft.  We took a walk along the beach for a long way.  As we were walking along I noticed this fellow kayaking with his dog.  Pretty cool puppy!!

 My honey is looking pretty cool as always.

 As you can see the sun came out and it turned out to be a beautiful day to be at the beach.

We walked back to the parking lot where we had left the jeep and headed back south to home.  Along the way we had to stop for ice cream at a great little spot.  Then we stopped again to do some sandal shopping for Tom.  Then back home for a lovely steak dinner, a dip in the pool and another movie night.

Life is good.................at least for a couple more days.

Until next time - safe travels.