Sand Key, Florida

We returned from Sand Key, Florida today. A beautiful place to have a business trip. We didn't get to explore until our last evening, but we enjoyed our time out of the Sheraton Sand Key Resort!

The beaches in this area were not sandy like California beaches. They were hard-packed sand and crushed shells. This picture looks toward the Gulf of Mexico, walking from our hotel. Tiff is on the left.

Here's the side of the hotel that faced the Gulf of Mexico.

You can see the water in this picture. A 6-foot deep line of seaweed stands between beach-goers and the Gulf waters.

Enough said!

Always have to have a tootsie picture!

While on the beach, we ran into another couple who attended our seminar (they live in CA too). They snapped this Mother-Daughter picture.

The 2 pictures above were taken at the Columbia Restaurant across the street from our hotel. Being on the other side of the street, this water is called the InterCoastal. We watched the dolphins in these waters while we ate our Mahi Mahi, "Good Rice," Yuca Root, and Plantains. "Good Rice" was prepared with a wonderful blend of spices and Yuca Root is similar in taste/consistency to a potato.

This boardwalk followed the shops and hotels along the InterCoastal, where we found a cute, little ice cream shop. Did we indulge? Absolutely!