Today was another beautiful day in paradise as nine friends met in Plant City for the day's ride. After breakfast, J.T., Eddie, Kyle, Bob K., Scott & I headed southwest, intending to visit Anna Maria Island. Bill, Mercy & Bobby were unable to join us for the ride.
The route led us to Lithia, Balm, and Wimauma before reaching our comfort stop on 64 east of Bradenton. It was here that Kyle decided to head for home. The rest continued east on 64 through Bradenton towards Anna Maria Island. The traffic in Bradenton was extremely heavy until we got past the Farmer's Market with it multiple closed side streets. Thereafter, traffic improved greatly.
Arriving on Anna Maria Island, we made our way down to Coquina Beach on the southern tip of the island.
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| A stroll on the beach |
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| Drawbridge between Anna Maria & Longboat Key |
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| Inlet to the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway |
Leaving the beach, we backtracked to the Beach House Restaurant in Bradenton Beach.
The reataurant sits right on the beach with magnificent views of the3 beach and Gulf of Mexico.
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| We sat inside and left the open air dining for the snowbirds. |
After a great lunch we snapped a few beach pictures before once again hitting the road.
Deciding not to continue on to Longboat Key, we retraced our route home, having traveled 195 miles through great views, great roads and glorious Florida weather. Come join us for our next adventure.
Ride with Pride
Glenn "Gunny" Monroe
4 comments:
sounds great, Glen!
I would like to join you guys, but I haven't been a cop nor do I have a Goldwing...
CU in Dieppe
Sebastian
Glen,
You have GOT to be kidding me! You dare ask me to come read your blog and see how you spent your day, when I had to slide around town on icy, snow covered roads all day, only AFTER I shoveled a path out? We are going to have to have a long and serious talk.
Why is it that most of your "beach" photos have scantily clad women in the background? Clever of you to use a bird for cover and the Gulf of Mexico for an excuse, but my keen eye quickly spotted the real objects of your focus. :-)
Okay, yes, that's just sour grapes because I got home and realized I had made the wrong decision in not going with you guys. It looks like I missed out on a great ride. Oh, and I see that Scotty managed to tag along, too.
-- Ace
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