About time to start my 6.5 to 7 hours drive home ...

[Rogasingingdawg]

after far too short a beach vacation.  

[ugafan49]

Safe travels roga.

[RockmartDawg]

Safe travels Roga. You talking about Angelo's got me thinking back, yesterday. The last time I've been to PCB was when my wife and I were at our one-year anniversary. Since that time we found out about the Bradenton/Sarasota area, and we've been going down there. But, in my previous life it was PCB, many times. We'd always take the kids (who were small at that time) and go to St. Andrews state park and swim in that pooled area on the beach side of the jetties. We had loads of fun out there, especially after we had gotten proper masks and snorkels. We saw all kinds of cool sea life out there.

Might have to go back, just for old time's sake.

[GriffWoody]

Bradenton/Sarasota has blown up. Too many people down there now.

[RockmartDawg]

Bradenton/Sarasota has blown up.  Too many people down there now.

I totally agree with that. The first couple/few times we went to Anna Maria Island, it was like a hidden gem. Yes, for sure, there were people there. There are loads of houses and people renting them. But it has gotten exponentially worse just in the past 10 years. "Blown up" is a good way to describe it. We've made the fatal mistake before of going down there at a time that coincides with something like Memorial Day, something like that. Wow... you can't even get near the place. Everywhere is slam packed.