Today was a very special day! Our camping friends from Pine Island, Betsy, Coy, Regina, and Paul came to visit us today and check out this area. Ken and I had gotten up at 6 and headed to Caspersen Beach for our last chance for this year to find sharks teeth. According to the "locals", this was not a good day for finding teeth. Ken only found about 6. I only found 1 for I was busy looking to shell pieces to make more wire wrapped jewelry. I was much more success with that than the teeth!
Our new friends arrived around 11 and we were busy all day. We became their "official tour guides" and had so much fun doing it! We walked around the Royal Coachman CG and showed them all of its amenities. Then we went to downtown Venice to walk along the shoppes and to have a pastry from the Upper Crust! Betsy and Coy opted for milkshakes! From there we went to the beach at Sharky's and then to Caspersen Beach to ride bike on the Intracoastal Waterway Trail. But, we had to stop to feed peanuts to the Florida Scrub Jays. They could not believe that they would sit on your hands to get the peanuts you were holding up for them to see. It took awhile, but eventually 2 of them came to get the goodies! One sat on Paul's hat!
Then the 6 of us rode in our truck to Casey Key Fish House to have an early supper or late lunch - whatever! We drove them past the "mansions" on Casey Key Road that ends up at Nokomis Beach. They headed back to Pine Island around 5:45. We were so thankful that they took the time to come and spend the day with us. Camping friends are so special and to think we just met both of them this year!
Ken and I spent time packing up both inside and out for our departure tomorrow and our trip to Homosassa. We will spend the next week there. It is new area for us so we are excited. The weather there looks warm and beautiful!
Today was actually the warmest day we have had since arriving in Florida. They had predicted some rain and cloudiness. Instead, it was sunny and hot all day - up to 85 degrees!
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| Our new and special friends from Pine Island! |
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| Betsy getting up close and personal with a Florida Scrub Jay! |
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| Don't give him the peanut until we get a picture! |
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| Riding on the Intracoastal Waterway Trail |
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| Having a late lunch or early supper at the Casey Key Fish House with our camping friends! We are so blessed! |
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