Second Florida week!

Time flies when you’re having fun. We had a good second week at DeSoto. We went to Gulfport and met cousin Krista to walk the outdoor market, crafts, food and so many vegetables that we won’t see in Maine until July! I spent a day geocaching with Shirley, my friend from our Worcester days. We took the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to Bradenton, stopping along the way at all the rest areas to get the caches. The views were lovely, but lots of trash and homeless type folks ‘camped’ for the day. We ended up at the DeSoto National Memorial, which was pretty much destroyed in the hurricanes last year. The park ranger and volunteer were at a tent outside, so able to get my book stamped. Shirl and I walked the trail and completed an AdventureLab Geocache. A very fun day with a good friend! Jim and I went to the Chihuly Exhibit at the Morean Art Center in St. Pete. He’d never been to a Chihuly exhibit. I had in Seattle and at MFA in Boston many years ago. They also had a glass blowing demonstration, which was quite warm on this hot day! We enjoyed a couple of sunset walks along Fort DeSoto Beach. Saturday Mass and a final dinner with Aunt Judy before heading out on Sunday morning.