Dunedin Diary: Saturday

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Saturday

We headed downtown on our bikes for Mardi Gras after lunch. It's a good thing we rode because cars were parked everywhere.

Events started at 2:00 p.m. We were a bit early but there were already lots of people out and about on this beautiful 83 degree day in February. There were four stages with live music throughout the afternoon and evening. The parade began at 7:00 p.m.

Each stage had its own line up with a few repeats mixed in.

Dunedin's Parks and Recreation department must be huge to be able to pull off events like this on a regular basis.

They were still doing mic checks at the East stage.

The Pioneer Park stage had a good size audience.

The West stage was playing zydeco music so loud that we couldn't get any closer. We took a detour around the block.

There were lots of food booths.

Broadway stage.

The whole thing reminded me of the state fair or Disney World. There's so much to see, you didn't know what to do.

City trucks blocking access.

We left after a couple of hours and 3 miles of walking. We were exhausted from all the noise and people. I'm sure things will be hopping late into the night tonight.

I made some chicken salad with hummus and yogurt, no mayonnaise for lunch. I used carrot sriracha hummus for my toast and lemon dill hummus for the chicken salad with a fruit bowl with yogurt and cottage cheese on the side. I'll never beat John's 165 cholesterol, but I hope I can improve upon my last year's test.

On the way downtown, we stopped at an Open House on Jefferson. It's one of the short streets off Palm Boulevard after you turn off Bayshore Boulevard. This house was originally a 2 bedroom, 1 bath, single car garage home. It's now a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, no garage home, just a little over 1600 square feet. It's listed at $495,000. We almost passed out. It had been renovated, but still. The main living area was very small.