Becky's Beachfront Pool

Tuesday, March 8th – Myakka River State Park - Sarasota, Florida – Day 29

Another day in Myakka and another friend from back home to visit. Today, we are going to visit Mary’s friend Becky who lives in Longboat key. The drive was an hour and it took us along several keys to get there. There were golf courses, beautiful restaurants, palm trees and retirees to be seen. It was a really lovely drive.

When we arrived at Becky’s the kids were given the option between the beach and the pool. Pool was chosen by a wide margin. Luckily we could see Becky’s apartment and the beach from the pool so the view could still be appreciated. We spent pretty much all day in the pool. The kids were in heaven. John was floating around practicing his kicking. The girls were swimming around and constantly wanted me to drag them underwater.

We took a break to go to a restaurant that was converted from a gas station. We dined in one of the mechanic bays. Great meal, great company. After it was done, we took a beach front walk back to Becky’s place. Apparently, the beach was almost gone and the state/county paid for sand to be dredged from a nearby sand bar transported to Longboat key and dumped on the beach. They gained at least ten metres of beach by doing this but the dredged sand was not as nice as the original sand. Charlotte found a whole sand dollar. Aisling was given a whole sand dollar a few days before so they both have the pieces for a beautiful necklace. Back to the pool for a few hours more of swimming before we got a tour of Becky’s apartment. We were offered and drank some delicious grapefruit juice. A few pictures and we said goodbye for Becky. It really was a lovely day.

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