Tasty rasberry tea

Two other Realtors from my office and I walked from our offices on Gulfstream Avenue to El Greco on Main Street. Even though it is almost August the heat was not too bad. It's nice working downtown and walking to lunch. It is a pleasant change from what I am used to.

Other than the good food one reason we decided on El Greco was the rasberry tea. It is very tasty.

Beach Bistro on Anna Maria Island

Last Sunday night I had the pleasure of eating at the Beach Bistro on Anna Maria Island. The restaurant sits right on the beach with windows overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. We had a lobster appetizer which was very tasty. I had the grouper entree and my wife had a fish dish. I can't remember which one but she liked it. The food and atmosphere was great. I highly recommend it. Bring your wallet.

July 4th Boat Races

The Suncoast Offshore boat race was held on Sunday July 1st off the coast of Sarasota. The Suncoast Offshore Grand Prix Festival is one of Sarasota's largest events annually attracting hundreds of thousands of people to Sarasota.

The family and I dodged rain and lightning bolts the Friday night before the boat races to see the parade in downtown Sarasota. My boys loved seeing all of the big boats.

We spent the 4th of July up in St. Petersburg beach at a friends house on the water. Our friends have a great weekend home up there sitting right on the open bay. We took our jet ski up with us and had a blast.