A Very Active Day!

Ken went to the LR early to read.  I got up at 7:45, but had a rather restless night and was awake many times.  Ken took a short bike ride to see if he could find where they had recently made a pickleball court.  He found it marked off in a large pavilion, but there was no net.  So, he talked to one of the maintenance men and he said he will see what he can do to get the net set-up.

I started breakfast and Ken finished it.  Chuck and Melissa came over at 9 and we ate breakfast together outside and then made our plans for the day.  We left on our bikes from the CG at 10:15 and rode the Legacy Trail into downtown Venice.  Of course we had to stop at The Upper Crust for one of their delicious scones - a raspberry with some kind of homemade whipped cream you bought separately.  Delicious!!!  After a short walk around downtown, we got back on our bikes and rode the Venetian Waterway Park Trail,  which follows along both sides of the Intracoastal waterway, all the way to Caspersen Beach.  Once there we walked the beach looking for sharks teeth and shells.  Ken was definitely the champion shark tooth finder!  We stopped at a picnic table to eat a cereal bar and an apple and then rode our bikes back to the CG - 20 mile round trip.

A biking bridge along the Legacy Trail!

You get off this newer bridge over Route 41 to get
to downtown Venice!

Delicious scones in the window of The Upper Crust!

Ken and I enjoy these scones every year, but it was
the 1st time for Chuck and Melissa.  Worth the bike ride!

Saw this beautiful bald eagle along the Venitian Waterway
Park Trail.  So majestic!

Gopher turtles along the trail!

This is Caspersen Beach, known for sharks teeth!

Before heading back to the CG, we stopped to eat
the snacks we had packed.  A little nourishment was
needed!

 

I talked to my mother and then Ken and I chatted with Bria and Cali.  After showering, we made chicken wraps for dinner with salad and the 4 of us ate together.  At 5:45 we headed to the Venice South Jetty to enjoy watching the dolphins and the beautiful sunset.  We left there around 7:15 and all of us were so tired.  We decided to take the night off from game playing and catch up on our blog, pay bills on the internet, and watch The Voice.  It was fun day, but we were tired by the end of the day!

The Venice South Jetty!

We saw lots of dolphins frolicking in the water!

It was a gorgeous sunset!