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Mar Vista Resturaunt at Long Boat Key

Peacocks on road to Resturaunt

Boat Dock at Resturaunt

Long Boat Key

Thursday September 16, 2010. Didn't feel too bad when I got up after our 'Beer Wednesday'. The guys left to ride the bicycles around the island, Debby and Kathy went to the gulf for awhile and I went to the pool. Later, Debby, Kathy and Denny came to the pool and we all swam until about 1:30. Kevin and Larry came back and Larry and I went down to talk to the salesman at the front office. For talking to him 15 minutes, he gave me a Gulf Stream beach bag, which was very nice. This is what I wanted and the reason we took time to talk to him.

Debby and I got dressed and met Kathy to go shopping over at St. Armands which is just beyond Long Boat Key area and actually a part of Sarasota, I believe. Debby and Kathy visit the same jeweler each year and usually buy jewelry. I began looking at gold chains and Pendants and ended up buying it which means I blew money I do not have, but I guess you only live once! Larry on the other hand, doesn't always see it that way but then I don't buy a new hunting bow or tree stand or whatever, either! I am just joking about Larry as he is always fine with whatever I spend money on. St Armands is a very ritzy area so the other shopping we did was mainly looking at what the Rich and Famous spend their money on.

We drove home and went for dinner. Denny's high school buddy, Roger, arrived yesterday with his girlfriend so they went to dinner with them. Debby, Kevin, Larry and I ended up down at Long Boat Key at a beautiful resturaunt called Mar Vista which was on the ocean and the dining was outside. While driving into the resturaunt, we saw two peacocks walking on the road like they owned it. We had to stop to let them move on. The food at Mar Vista was the BEST! Larry ordered a Crab Pot, which was a mix of snow crab and dungeness crab and was excellent. I had a seafood medley which was a small lobster tail, crab cake, shrimp and scallops. The place was like eating in a beautiful lighted garden. There was a large dock that went out into the ocean. It was a very enjoyable evening!

We came back and ran into Denny, Kathy and group. Talked for awhile and met Roger's friend Terri. Debby and I took a swim and sat in hot tub for awhile and just relaxed. While we were floating around in the pool, we had a raccoon walk across the pool area. He got up on the wall and looked at us like we were in the wrong place. He was very cute.