Friday - October 24

Bob: Forgot to post a message last night as I was watching the NFL football game. We went to Port Charlotte yesterday with Eddie and Lorraine. She had a follow up appointment for her eye surgery. While in Port Charlotte we stopped at bicycle shop to get a brake for Lorraine's bike. Discovered today that they sold us the wrong brake.
Today Bonnie and I drove to Sarasota and took a driving tour of the beach area. It was very interesting. The beach area is about 25 miles long. We stopped at Bradenton Beach and walked in the Gulf. Water was very green and cool.

Bonnie:  We had a delicious meal at The Cracker Barrel yesterday too, although Bob just had a strawberry milkshake.  His food habits are really changing for some reason.  Is it because of retirement or his pre-diabetes? I have no idea and neither does he.  Oh, well...
We had a wonderful day seeing the Gulf of Mexico in the Sarasota region.  We visited three beaches-Bradenton, Coquina, and North Shore. I love the beaches here--the water is warm with very white sand.  And the colors of the water are beautiful--aqua, light and dark blue and green in various shades.  There is lots of wild life here, too. We saw cranes and lots of big and little seagulls on the beach.  Yesterday we saw 6 or 8 rabbits when we walked.  We also saw two cranes by the name of Lucy and Desi, as the local residents call them! Anyway, today was a lovely day.  When we got back to Ed and Loraine's she had made delicious vegetable soup. A perfect ending to a perfect day.

Coquina Beach

Beach at North Shore

Birds on dock at Bradenton Beach