Friday

 

We dropped Toby off at daycare at 9:00 a.m. after a quick neighborhood walk. Then we came home and got on our bikes to ride downtown and walk and have lunch.

We ended up at Carvor's on Broadway. It was 79 degrees when we had lunch.

We forced ourselves to try something new, so I got the salmon sandwich and John got the tuna fish sandwich. We both got the cucumber and tomato salad. We both enjoyed our meal. Wonderful! The salmon was pan-seared while John's tuna was made into a salad.

We arrived before the kitchen was prepped for cooking, so we sat outside by the fountain and read and talked.

And admired the surroundings.

Before lunch we had parked our bikes at the Pinellas Trail and Main Street and walked south on the trail. We passed Home Plate (above) and turned at the next street and headed to Edgewater and Hubbard Parks along the sound.

The view above is of Clearwater Beach.

Here's a close up.

But our interests were closer at hand.

The water was very clear.

At Edgewater Park, we came upon this sculpture commemorating Florida's Gulf Coast Hope Spot and Dunedin's commitment to sustainability. The sculpture is made out of items pulled out of the sound.

We passed some interesting flora.

We passed by the Dunedin Marina on our way back downtown.

Olde Bay Cafe has really ramped up their space.

Downtown, we passed a wildlife rescue truck belonging to Birds in Helping Hands

These double seated rickshaws passed us. The patrons sit in front while the bicyclist pedals from behind. There is a bicycle for everyone.

After we picked up Toby, I rode my bike to Weaver Park to exercise. Rehabilitation continues on track.

Afterwards, I rode to the edge of downtown Clearwater for some aerobic exercise. I stopped to take a picture of the condominium progress on Edgewater Drive. Some lucky people are going to have a great location with a great view.

Kayak fisherman on Stevenson Creek. We saw millions of tiny minnows on our walk this morning while looking at the water in the Dunedin Marina Harbor. It's good to see that after last year's Red Tide.

Toby had a good time at daycare. He played with his friend Apollo, a young doodle with as much energy as Toby.

We are all tired from a busy day.

Today's routes to downtown and later to Weaver Park and Alt. 19 in Clearwater

Miles walked: 9.7

Miles biked: 17.88