A day in Sarasota

Saturday we went down to Sarasota, about an hour south of Tampa. Met a friend and had some lunch at the Anna Maria Oyster Bar in Bradenton, then went to the Mote Marine Aquarium, which grew in size since the last time I was there....they had a large bird sancutary set up across from the aquarium, and a short walk was the Dolphin, Manatee and Sea Turtle exhibits. After that a short drive to Siesta Key where we walked around the beaches and the Village area, and by evening it was time to meet up with about 10 others for dinner at Tommy Bahamas at St Armands Circle. A great little getaway for the day!

Drive to Sarasota

I drove over to Sarasota from Tampa Tuesday, what a beautiful drive, and only about an hour. Across Gandy Bridge, and then over the Skyway Bridge. I love this time of year, the water is soo nice, clear, aqua blue/green, blue blue skies, low humidity. Downtown Sarasota has grown soo much, but it seems like it grew too fast with a lack of planning. No parking, buildings and condos everywhere. Just seems disorganized. I'm glad there is alot of planning involved with the growth of Downtown Tampa, we'll see in 5 years how things are.