We took the day off. Went to breakfast at Beverly’s on Corey Avenue. There we met friends Pete, Deb, and Anne. And they presented us with a gift from our friend Al. It’s a hand built ceramic butterfly. It’s perfect with our home decor. Can’t wait to have the chance to hang it up there. From breakfast we headed to Pass-A-Grille. We parked and walked the beach north to the DonCeSar. With the blazing sun and tropical temperatures we were ready for a cold drink and something to munch on. Ted Peter’s would have fit the bill but they were not yet open for the day. We did get a delicious whiff of the great smoked fish smell as we drove through the parking lot. Dunkin’ Donuts served the need for an iced tea and a snack. Oh! We love their Boston Creme donuts! We drove though our old neighborhood and were amazed at the memories that flooded over us. Later in the day we explored the Fresh Market in St Petersburg. It’s appeared on the site of the old Coconut Grove Motel since we moved away from this town. There we got the makings for a pizza and beer dinner with Graeter’s Ice Cream for dessert. It was a relaxing day.
Aboard the Norwegian Jewel we’ve made stops in Cozumel, Mexico and Georgetown, Grand Cayman to explore beyond our previous experiences here. Soon we’ll be making our way to ports we’ve not yet explored in the Southern Caribbean.
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
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