A Week in the Sun!

Vacations are such a wonderful break from reality! Clay and I spent the last week in St. Pete Beach, Florida, and had a great time. The weather was sunny, the water was clear, and we didn't have to keep to a schedule :)

We drove to Florida from North Carolina. It was a long trip, but we left early and got there around 3 in the afternoon. We went to the beach as soon as we got there!

The weather was beautiful! We had a few spurts of rain but it never lasted for very long.

We, of course, ate seafood while we were there. And we had ice cream every night :)

One night, we went it to Tampa...just to look around the city and go to the River Walk. It was beautiful walking by the water!

Clay wrestled an alligator while we were there!

One day we drove to Fort De Soto. It was only about 15 minutes away from where we were staying. It has a large fishing pier, so Clay fished while I sat on the beach.  

 

 

We went to Busch Gardens. I had never been to one, and it was a lot of fun. It's an amusement park and zoo in one! It was nice to be able to ride a roller coaster and then look at the animals. I'm getting old...I need a break in between rides :)

We went into St. Petersburg one afternoon to The Pier.

We walked around The Pier and downtown St. Petersburg. The waterfront is beautiful!

The last night we finally saw the sunset over the ocean.

It was gorgeous!

We had a great vacation, but it was still nice to be able to come home. Nothing quite beats your own shower and bed :)