Gilligan's Island Bar & Grill in Siesta Key, FL

Today we met my sister, Sue, and her fiance, Bob, in Siesta Key, FL. Bob has a place in North Fort Myers where he spends the winters and Sue flies back & forth to visit him. Since Siesta Key was about 1/2 way between us, we met there. We had a great visit, even though it started raining shortly after we arrived. We ducked into Gilligan's Island Bar & Grill to avoid the rain and have a drink. Three rounds and lunch later, we finally were able to leave without getting soaked. Instead of driving I-75 back to Brooksville, we took the route along the coast and enjoyed the scenery, even though it was very overcast.


Pelican Statue on Ocean Blvd.


Bob trying on a hat. :-)

Bob R., Sue & Bob

The Block That Roxx - Ocean Blvd. in Siesta Key

An actual VW Bus inside Gilligan's Island

The back of the VW Bus

We stopped at Siesta Beach and Bob got out and got me a bag of the sand. The sand there is 99% pure quartz, which is very soft and cool on your feet. It has been named the whitest and finest sand in the world. While Bob was out getting the sand in the rain, Sue said, "He's going to get back in the truck and say, Here's your damn sand". And that is precisely what he said. :-)

This HUGE statue is in Sarasota. Sarasota has several neat statues and sculptures around the city.

Crazy Fun at Margarita Grill & Clover Leaf Forest RV Park

Yesterday afternoon we went to The Margarita Grill in Homosassa Springs, FL with the gang from our park. There were 14 of us that went. They have 44.5 oz. large size margaritas (the "Kiddie Pool"), but everyone that had margaritas ordered the medium sized ones. Joe's birthday was Wednesday so it seemed like a good excuse to get together. We gave Joe a card and a framed "Wanted" poster. When we returned to the park we saw our resident alligator in the pond that is one street over from our campsite. Last night we all sat around the "campfire" and had more fun. Chet & John presented Joe with "Crystal", his new girlfriend. It's a clear plastic molded hanger that a bathing suit came on. We decided that she is "transparent" and you can see right through her. :-)




Some of the gang at Margarita Grill


Joe & Danielle with their medium Margaritas.


Joe with his "Wanted" Poster


Our resident alligator


A water turkey (snakebird) in our park. They don't have oil in their feathers, so they get waterlogged and have to spread their wings for long periods to dry them out after diving in the water. We see them around here all the time.

Two sandhill cranes in our park.

Joe with "Crystal".

Joe's so senile that he thinks she is a blow-up doll. :-)

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park

Since today was our anniversary, we decided that spending the afternoon at Weeki Wachee Springs would be a nice way to celebrate. This park is only about 12 miles from our park and we've driven by it dozens of times during our visits to this area, but today was the 1st time we've gone there. I remember my Grandma going here back in the 1950's and I thought it was just magical at that time. It's been open since 1947 and the spring is the deepest one in the country. They know it is at least 400 ft. deep. I have to say that Florida has some of the most unique and diverse State Parks that we have ever seen. We saw 2 mermaid shows, "Fish Tails" and "The Little Mermaid". We also went on a boat cruise on the Weeki Wachee River where we saw several birds, turtles and fish. The river is crystal clear and goes out to the Gulf of Mexico at Bayport. We had a great time at the park, until we left the 2nd show and I ended up tripping over a rubber mat, fell and hit the back of my head on the fence and bit my tongue. I had a goose egg on the back of my head that was about 3" long, 1" wide and an inch high. It hurt like hell! We capped the day off by having a wonderful dinner at Texas Roadhouse. Other than my fall, it was an excellent day!


The Fountain at Weeki Wachee Springs


This peacock turned his back to me and spread his plumage.
I said, "Turn around" and HE DID! ;-) Bob was cracking up.


Here's his front view.


An eagle in a tree on the river.

Another bird and nest in a tree.

A blue heron "puffing out" his feathers.

The Little Mermaid's best friend.

2 Mermaids swimming with turtles.

The Little Mermaid & her boyfriend.

The mean witch.

A

"God Bless The USA" song and "dance".

Our 31st Anniversary

Today was our 31st Anniversary. This is the only picture we have of the two of us on the day we got married. Quit laughing!!! It's not that damn funny! :-) It was taken in my parent's living room after we went to the County courthouse and were married by a magistrate.

Harley Billboard in Brooksville, FL

Check out the Harley-Davidson billboard that is in Brooksville (click on it to enlarge the pic and read it). I laugh every time we pass it and finally decided today that I needed to get a picture of it. :-)

Random Stuff around Brooksville, Florida

We are still in Brooksville and having a great time. We have gone on a bus to the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa twice so far. We are going on the bus again on the 23rd. We also drove there yesterday and came out ahead, so we're doing pretty well. Fortunately, one of us has won enough each time to put us ahead. I love when that happens! We have also gone to several Flea Markets. I am amazed at how many there are in this state. We went to the "Michigan" potluck at the clubhouse last week. There were about 80 Michigan people there. The food was delicious....those Michigan people sure know how to cook! We've been having too much fun with some of the people here in the park. They are crazy fun! My jaws hurt so bad from laughing the other day that I started to get a headache. :-)



Bob & some of the guys solving the
world problems...

Our campsite at Clover Leaf Forest

The Gulf at Crystal Beach

Tarpon Springs...