Crystal River

I am writing this note as we rest from a long day.  We left Anna Maria this morning and headed up the Gulf Coast past St. Petersburg, St. Pete's beach, Clearwater and Tarpon Springs.  Along the way, we spent some time at Fort de Soto State Park and Sand Key Park. The weather was excellent!  Temps in the mid 60's and 70's.  Slight breeze to keep the air moving.  The sky was blue as can be.  We enjoyed our visit to Fort de Soto.  Excellent park!  Crawled around an old fort, checked out the beaches, walked a fishing pier, shot some birds and a great time.  We stopped for lunch at Sand Key park near Clearwater.  Another beautiful place!  Some gulls and a crow were very interested in the sandwiches Pam had made for lunch.  It was great, eating a picnic lunch while looking over the water to the Clearwater waterfront.

You can see all the photos I shot on my birthday at these locations in Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauldiming/sets/72157630083617092/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pauldiming/sets/72157630027210495/