On Friday, Bob and I left Rosemary Beach to head to The Villages, FL. It was a 5+ hour drive with a time change. We lost an hour moving from the Central Time zone to the Eastern Time zone. We only spent a night at The Villages, where we did a housesit a few years ago.
We arrived about mid afternoon. We got Bob a much needed haircut, picked me up a new book from a free little library (which also happens to be on my To Read list!), and listened to the free concert at the town square near our hotel, so it was a productive and fun stop.
It was a group that did classic rock songs.
It was fun, and attendees got up and danced.
We left the hotel in The Villages late morning to drive the 2.5 hours to Sarasota, where we will spend 3 nights before heading to St. Petersburg to begin our housesit. We were able to check into our room at the Westin Hotel in downtown Sarasota shortly after 1:00 pm this afternoon. Our room is on the 15th floor.
After checking out the hotel, we decided to walk 50+ minutes to City Island to check out St. Armand’s Circle and Lido Beach. The weather was in the 80s F. A cold front is coming through in the next couple of days, so we’re soaking in the warmth while we can.
between the mainland and City Island.
The buildings in the distance are on City Island.
where an art fair was in progress
with a pirate hanging out on one of the balconies
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