Dunedin Diary: Sunday

Sunday, May 29, 2022

Sunday

We took an afternoon go cart ride with Toby to Highlander Park. We kept to the shaded sidewalk between the Fine Art Center and Fire Station 61.

It was sunny and 86 degrees.

Another beautiful day. We took the long route home to take in the scenery.

This morning the temperature was 76 degrees, but there was zero breeze, so we decided to take the go cart down to Stirling Park and walk the Pinellas Trail downtown in the shade.

We passed Cedar Creek, which flows through Hammock Park on the way to St. Joseph's Sound.

Cedar Creek looking towards the Sound.

The Pinellas Trail was busy with all sorts of riders and walkers, just not when I took this picture.

The flag in honor of all veterans on Palm Boulevard was lowered for Memorial Day weekend.

We took a pit stop at the train station and walked back to Stirling.

This week was for Alzheimer's awareness, or "Paint Dunedin Purple." There were purple ribbons up everywhere. People raised money for awareness and support for The Longest Day, an Alzheimer's Association fund raiser. "The longest day" centers around the summer solstice, the day with the most light, but also alludes to the disease. This was the third annual event. There was a bike parade and purple hair and purple food. There will be live music in Pioneer Park, and a "Paint Dunedin Purple Music Fest" at Dunedin House of Beer. The fundraiser has raised more than $30,000 so far. Over 60 businesses will participate. This year the organizers expanded the event to include Safety Harbor, across the peninsula from Dunedin.

After lunch, I rode my bike to the outdoor gym at Weaver Park. These exercises have really helped my neck pain and general strength. It also helps me to sleep better. I especially enjoy the workout the next day.

We got on our bikes to go fetch our Chinese take out. The picture above shows us waiting for our food.

Covid transformed this restaurant to take out only. Only recently have the owners taken down the plexiglass separating the owners from the customers. The owners are still wearing masks, probably a good thing since the number of infected is rising again.