Clearwater Beach Marina
So hard to believe that it's December and it has been a week since we crossed the Gulf! Today we took a walk and explored a bit of town. Clearwater is definitely a tourist town with lots of souvenir shops, hotels and restaurants. A visit to the Chamber Tourist Bureau was filled with lots of sights to visit. We are going to kick off the holiday season with a visit to the Clearwater Christmas tree lighting tonight.
The Clearwater Historical Society was the location of the tree lighting, about 4 miles away. We took "Way to Go" taxi service -- a real deal, a flat rate of $10 for 6 people. There are lots of options for public transportation with Uber, the trolley, taxi, bike rental and of course you can just walk. We have felt a bit isolated at some stops along the Loop when we had to Uber everywhere when nothing was close enough to walk to. 
The museum had a nice collection showcasing the history of Clearwater. It was only the 3rd year for the tree lighting and let's say there is lots of opportunity for growth. We were looking forward to the food trucks but there were only 2 when we arrived: ice cream popsicles and Violet Pizza. Violet pizza featured gourmet pizza cooked in a wood fired oven.
Day 165 Friday December 2, 2022
Today's adventure proved to be more exciting than the tree lighting. We hopped on the Trolley with Janet, Russ, Susan and Danny and headed north to Dunedin. Dunedin is a quaint town filled with breweries. A visit to a few local breweries was the objective. The trolley is a great deal. For $2.50 you can ride all day getting on and off as many times as you like.
Just in case the boys need representation!
The breweries we visited.
Next stop Tarpon Springs! It's First Friday with all kinds of vendors, outdoor music and the Holiday Boat Parade!! It was LOTS of fun.
Tubing on snow!
Day 166 Saturday, December 3, 2022
Big day today! Dinner with Karen and Rick and delivery of our new bikes. We considered buying bikes before we left on our loop but decided that we could take a lot of Ubers for the price. We have since discovered that we could do a lot of exploring and get some much needed exercise with bikes. The bikes were delivered to Karen's -- we weren't sure how long it would take to get them and didn't want to risk delivery when we traveled home.
Dinner at Frenchy's was their famous grouper sandwich -- delicious. There are 5 Frenchy's locations. Frenchy, the owner is originally from Quebec Canada. Michael Preston, nicknamed Frenchy as a kid because of his accent, opened his first restaurant in 1989 after working his way up from dishwasher in the restaurant business.
Eric's Inheritance decked out for Christmas!
The Grand Wazoo has crossed their wake.
Congratulations Laura and Joe!!!
1 comment:
Loved the boat parade and your boat decorations as well. Looks like a very lovely area with numerous attractions. Also, the weather is great there. A little cooler in the north country (teens yesterday morning). Send us some sunshine and please travel safely on your next leg of your journey. cj
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